Lewis Hamilton: Sebastian Vettel SLAMMED by Nico Rosberg for this fatal flaw

That’s the verdict of Nico Rosberg, who has slammed Vettel for being “too self-confident” at times.

Hamilton hand Vettel had been neck and neck in the fight for the 2018 title up until the summer break.

However, the Mercedes driver switched it up a gear by winning six of the last eight races while Vettel fell down by the wayside.

The German racer has been guilty of a number of errors which has cost him dearly, all-but handing the championship to his rival.

Hamilton will more than likely clinch his fifth world title this weekend at the Mexico Grand Prix.

And Rosberg didn’t hold back in his assessment of Vettel’s recent form which has allowed Hamilton to get in the position he is now.

“It’s all about consistency and he’s done the opposite,” Rosberg said on the Beyond The Grid podcast.

“He’s been all over the place really in the last few months – he and the team both together.

“It’s been so one-sided since the summer that it’s unbelievable.

“It was seemingly Vettel who was going to take the championship and it’s just gone completely the other direction with total dominance since.

“And it’s just the result of mistakes, and you’re never going to beat Lewis like that, because Lewis doesn’t make mistakes.

“For me sometimes, he wants too much in the moment and doesn’t think about the long game.

“And he’s also a little too self-confident sometimes and doesn’t accept in the moment when someone else has done a better job.

“Sometimes you need to step back and say ‘the other guy’s better at this moment but I’ll get him back down the road somehow.’

“I’m sure he can do a lot better than he’s shown in the last couple of months, because he’s one of the best drivers in the world.”