Formula One:Lewis Hamilton claims he is happier being a chaser rather than a leader and has vowed to hunt down Kimi Raikkonen as they pursue this season's Formula One world title.
Unlike last year, McLaren star Hamilton has become the hunter not the hunted as Ferrari and Raikkonen have set the pace.
Although Hamilton won the season-opening race in Australia, Raikkonen and team-mate Felipe Massa have dominated the subsequent three races.
It means Hamilton goes into Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit trailing Raikkonen by nine points.
But the 23-year-old said: "It's better to be chasing. It's more fun.
"It's hard, a bit harder than leading, which just involves keeping your momentum, but chasing means you are constantly trying to go one better. It's more of a challenge.
"I do relish it. Uphill battles are tough, but they're part of life and I really do enjoy a challenge.
"I stand up to all challenges I get. I'm always looking to do my best, and to do it to perfection, not merely a good job."
That would suggest ice-cool Finn Raikkonen is the man now under pressure as his pursuers breathe down his neck.
Hamilton concedes Raikkonen's lead is a healthy one at this stage of the season, but with 14 races remaining he is all too aware of how quickly a tide can turn.
"It's a good gap but so early on in the championship it's not as crucial as it would be later," added Hamilton.
"We want to close it as quickly as we can and then keep it close as we seek to reverse it.
"Ferrari has done a very good job in the past couple of races, but things are incredibly close.
"There are only a couple of tenths (of a second) between the leading cars, so it's incredibly tight, and with 14 races to go, a huge number, you can't tell what's going to happen.
"We've just got to concentrate on finishing as many races as we can and scoring as many points as we can collectively."
Hamilton, though, concedes he is becoming increasingly anxious the longer he goes without savouring the sweet taste of success.
With Ferrari currently in the ascendancy and Massa a winner here for the last two years, it is likely Hamilton will have to wait a while longer to stand on the top step of the podium again.
"This weekend I obviously want to get points, but I want to win. I miss winning, so that's my plan," insisted Hamilton.
"The longer you go without winning, so the anxiety probably grows because as a racer you want to win.
"I've tasted victory quite a few times and that's what we're here to do. We're here to win."