Lewis Hamilton insists he has faith in his Mercedes team and is optimistic about his future prospects
Lewis Hamilton has praised Max Verstappen for a 'phenomenal' 2023 campaign and says the Red Bull driver and his team have 'raised the bar' in Formula 1. Verstappen is on the brink of winning his third successive drivers' title going into this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix, with the Dutchman likely to complete his triumph in Saturday's Sprint.
'Him and the team have been phenomenal this year, faultless, and I think they've raised the bar.'As a team we have to look at that, and say, 'ok, these are the areas that we need to develop to be able to match that and compete'.'I do hope at some stage we can fight them and actually have them in a defending position, but they should definitely enjoy the moment because they've worked for it.'More to follow...
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