Boss F1 author in Monza
Lewis Hamilton says he will "not do anything senseless" as he looks to win Sunday's Italian Grand Prix and cut his shortfall in the drivers' title.
The Briton is 29 focuses behind Mercedes partner Nico Rosberg and, after their crash at the last race, the pair have been cautioned not to hit one another.
Lewis Hamilton content with "smooth" qualifying
Lewis Hamilton content with "smooth" qualifying
Hamilton secured shaft at Monza, with Rosberg close by him on the front line.
"Dashing is my main event best. I won't do anything senseless," said Hamilton. "It may be in his psyche, who knows?"
The drop out from German driver Rosberg's bungled surpassing move at Spa, for which he has apologized and been censured by the group, has commanded the weekend at the notable Monza circuit.
The strain between the two drivers has been tangible - they didn't shake one another's hands after Hamilton out-qualified Rosberg by a quarter of a second.
What's more a cautioning from Mercedes F1 supervisor Toto Wolff hangs over them - he has said that in the event that they continue colliding with one another and the circumstances can't be overseen, he will need to consider changing the line-up.
Hamilton said: "Nothing changes for me. I've been hustling for a long time and I've not impacted an excess of individuals so I'll simply keep on raing the way I do. I simply need to win the right way and I'll attempt to do it that way."
Hamilton v Rosberg
Rosberg said: "How would we race? It's as we've been dashing all season, the guidelines have been clear from the statement go and it simply proceeds like that. What's more as before we must be watchful."
While Hamilton said he expected Wolff and official specialized executive Paddy Lowe would be "anxious", Wolff said he was not worried that the two would have an alternate crash.
"It's really clear where the line is and I have truly undoubtedly's the way the race will work out," Wolff said.
Hamilton, trying to win a second title in the not so distant future to add to the crown he brought in 2008 with Mclaren, recognized that he required to beat Rosberg in Italy to begin shutting his shortage in the title, in which there are just seven races and a greatest of 200 focuses remaining.
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"I'm still (about) 30 focuses behind so in that sense there is still a great deal of work to do. This is simply a little venture in an enormous staircase I've got to climb.
"Obviously you generally say each race is critical however time is running out and I need those focuses. It's a ton of focuses. The main way I can get it back is to chip away and tomorrow it would be great if that was the first step."
Both men recognized they could confront a battle with Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who have qualified behind them on the front line and set the fastest times when the groups were attempting their autos in race trim in Friday's practice.
Rosberg said: "They could be difficult to beat, beyond any doubt. I'm idealistic for the race however Williams had an extremely solid long run so we have to keep an open personality about that yet I think we will be OK."
Lewis Hamilton (left) and Nico Rosberg
Hamilton is searching for a change of fortune in the wake of being outscored 123-91 by Rosberg throughout the last seven races
Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas (right) demonstrated that Williams are closest to Rosberg and Hamilton's Mercedes at Monza
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