Lewis Hamilton will not alter his aggressive driving style as he concentrates on Formula One world title glory this season.

The Englishman has paid the price for occasionally pushing too hard, as witnessed in Bahrain and France when he failed to score a point. In contrast, Hamilton has also produced superb drives to claim victories in Monaco, Great Britain and Germany in his McLaren.

The back-to-back wins at Silverstone and Hockenheim have Hamilton heading into Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix with a four-point lead in the drivers'title race ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen is seven adrift, while the challenge from BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica appears to be fading as the Pole is 10 points off the pace.

With eight races remaining, Hamilton knows of no reason why he should alter his approach. "It's easy to say you'll treat each race with a certain amount of respect," he said. "However, the reality is I haven't changed my style. It seems to work and I enjoy pushing hard.

"That's when I feel I am operating at my maximum. It's potentially dangerous to start thinking about changing your approach at this point in the season."

It would be fair to assume Hamilton is on a high in the wake of his storming performances in the last two grands prix. However, he appreciates he has to remain grounded, otherwise it would be all too easy to get carried with the focus again on him. "I'm wary about making any strong predictions," said the driver.

"We were strong in the last two races, but we encountered difficulties in the two, so it's impossible to call it this weekend. All I can say is our car feels fantastic and I'm really enjoying driving it. It feels like you can keep fine-tuning it to extract more performance, which is a fantastic feeling for any racing driver."

Unlike at Silverstone and Hockenheim, the Hungaroring represents one of the worst tracks on the calendar for overtaking, lending itself to an often processional race.

Hamilton won from pole last season. If he is to become the first Briton to win three races in a row since Damon Hill at the start of the 1996 season, pole is a must again. "Hungary is very different from Germany," said Hamilton.

"Hockenheim is a track that allows you to slipstream and pass other drivers easily. The Hungaroring is the opposite.

"Qualifying will be crucial, and strategy will also be important in determining the optimum fuel weight for the opening stint. It will be hot and tiring, so keeping focus and concentration will be vital."

Elsewhere, Stefano Domenicali, a senior official with Ferrari, is adamant his team are not in crisis, insisting the outlook could be far brighter by the end of the weekend. He said: "Despite the fact the last two races have been negative for us, we are definitely not in crisis. The team is still leading the constructors' championship, and, theoretically, one of our drivers could again be back at the top of the drivers' classification on Sunday night.

"We are on a similar points tally to last year, we have won half the races so far, and indeed, taken half the pole positions. Just as we felt we were never unbeatable after our French GP victory, so too, we do not feel all is lost after the British and German events."

After 10 grands prix last year, Raikkonen and Massa again trailed Hamilton, albeit by 18 and 11 points respectively. That is why Domenicali is far from concerned at this stage. He added: "The entire squad is doing its best to overturn this situation. We have come from behind before.

"In fact, we have emerged as the top team at the end of the season having been in much greater difficulty than now. If we look at where we were last year after 10 races, today we are in a better position."