Hamilton endured the worst F1 se🎃ason of his career in 2022, ending it winless, slumping to sixth in the drivers’ championship. 

The seven-time champion was also beaten in the drivers’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:standings by new teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell - only the third time tha🙈t this has happened in Hamilton’s F1 caꩲreer.

On paper, it looked like a bad season for Hamilton, but more oftenꦓ than not, he was the quicker of the two Mercedes drivers, particularly in the second half of the year.

Writing in his post-race column, Villeneuve tipped Hamilton for a great F1 2023.

“Next yearꦫ I expect a lot from Lewis Hamilton, we are going to see t𒁃he best Lewis yet,” . “He ended the season without a pole position or a victory. That will have done something to him, I think. 

“And then things will start to get interesting – Mercedes has been able to improve. We saw that in Brazil. In the opening phase of the race, Lewis rightly had ♊to give back that spot, and he struggled a bit on the m𒅌ediums. 

“Once he’d changed to the hard tyre, he really flew down the track. It’s a shame for him that his race ende▨d the way it did, with the first mechanic🦩al breakdown this season.”

The Canadian believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez will need a “strong” 2023 campaign, with the team expected to re-sign168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo.

“Perez was strong early in the season, af𝓡ter that I thought he was invisible,” he added. “In the final races, he rebounded and was competitive. But over the year as a whole, he could have done better. 2023 will be important for him. 

“Red Bull will soon have Daniel Ricciardo in reserve, although he will also be used a lot for marketing and media activities. He is good at that. T♈hey are also talking tജo Lando Norris, although you shouldn’t place too much significance in that.

“Teams always have to plan ahead. You don’t want to be surprised the way Alpine was. I do thin🦂k Pérez’s father should stay out of it. In this era of social media, parents have a big voice that is heard everywhere. But that should not happen, they should not get involved. 

“That is also why you see Jos Verstappen being less and less visible, he is being kept out more and more and th𝐆at is good.”