Buuxi weedha soo socota: Xilli ciyaareedkan ayaa ahaa markii ugu horreysay ee laba afar jeer oo ah Horyaalka Adduunka, Hamilton iyo Vettel, ay ku tartami doonaan horyaalkii shanaad waxaana loo calaamadeeyay "Dagaalka Shanta" saxafiyiinta iyo taageerayaasha. Hamilton wuxuu bilaabay xilli ciyaareedkii isagoo qaatay booska toddobaad ee rikoodhka ee Melbourne, laakiin wuxuu dhammeystirey kaalinta labaad ee ka dambeeya Vettel, oo adeegsaday xilli badbaado oo ku habboon oo ku habboon oo uu kiciyay Romain Grosjean oo ku dhaawacmay Haas si uu u dhaafo Hamilton ka hor inta uusan si guul leh u difaacin booska ilaa dhamaadka. Ka dib markii uu garoonka Bahrain ka soo baxay oo uu kaalinta afaraad ka galay Shanghai, Hamilton wuxuu ku guuleystay tartankiisii ugu horreeyay ee xilli ciyaareedka Azerbaijan, ka dib markii qalad uu sameeyay Vettel uu u oggolaaday Hamilton inuu galo kaalinta labaad, ka hor inta uusan ka dhaxlin hogaanka tartanka asxaabtiisa Bottas oo soo gaaray dhaawac dambe oo nasiib darro ah. Guushan ayaa Hamilton siisay hoggaanka horyaalka markii ugu horreysay 2018. Kadib tartanka, Hamilton wuxuu soo daahay xafladii podiumka si uu u tacsiyeeyo Bottas. Tartankii xigay, Hamilton wuxuu qaatay guushiisii ugu horeysay ee xilli ciyaareedkan isagoo ka guuleystay pole
Markii ugu horeysay ee Mercedes ay ku dhamayso Spain 1⁄2-ka xilli ciyaareedkan. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Hamilton wuxuu ka tanaasulay hoggaanka horyaalka labadii wareeg ee xigay ee Monaco iyo Kanada.