Lewis Hamilton promised he "won't stop" until he clinches a record-breaking eighth Formula One world title ahead of the British Grand Prix.

Hamilton won the last of his seven titles back in 2020, but has been tipped to challenge for the Drivers' Championship again this year.

After a tough first season at Ferrari last year, Hamilton has enjoyed a much more successful 2026, earning his first victory with the team at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix last month.

He sits third in the standings ahead of his 20th event at Silverstone, on 125 points – 46 behind leader Kimi Antonelli.

Hamilton appeared before the Silverstone crowd on Sky Sports' The F1 Show, and after fans showed their support when asked if the 41-year-old could get his hands on the trophy an eighth time, he said: "I tell you, I won't stop 'til we get there."

Hamilton has scored 125 points after the opening eight Grands Prix of 2026.

Averaging 15.6 points per race, the Brit is enjoying his best points-per-Grand Prix average in the last five seasons, and his highest since averaging 17.6 in 2021.

Including his victory in Spain, Hamilton has four podium finishes so far in 2026, a massive improvement from last year when he failed to register a single one.

He is eyeing another at Silverstone – where he has won nine times – and Hamilton is confident Ferrari have made the necessary improvements to keep the pressure on Mercedes’ George Russell and Antonelli.

"There's a lot of races ahead, but I'm a realist as well. Mercedes have won pretty much everything, particularly at the beginning, very easily," he said.

"Even when people brought upgrades, they still won, and they didn't bring an upgrade, so I think they have plenty in their pocket.

"But there is also races we will be able to challenge them.

"Whether or not we can compete with them at this current stage, we are pushing really hard to try and close the gap on those straights.

"If we had the same power as them, we would be battling them every single weekend. That's what we are working towards."