Hamilton’s 2022 was statistically the worst of his career - he didn’t win a single grand prix for the first time ever and now, aged 37, must find a way to wrestle back F1 dominance from his great rival Max Verstappen.

But Russ🙈ell has also emerged as a potential threat - the younger Mercedes driver was responsible for the team’s only race win of 2022, in Brazil. It was Russell’s first-ever victory and he sees him💧self as a future world champion.

"They are an interesting duo in terms of personalities, because Lewis Hamilton usually has his ego flown in by jumbo jet and George Russell is more of a chatterbox who approaches things with an open mind,” Danner𝔍 said to .

“To havඣe those two in🏅 one team, I find very exciting.”

Germany’s Danneꦚr, now 64, drove in F1 during the 1980s for Zakspe♛ed, Osella, Arrows and Rial.

He thinks Ferrari will regret replacing team principal Mattia Binotto with Fred Vasseur: "There is a magic word for success in Formula 1, and that is con༒tinuity.

"I am afraid Ferrari will be s🦂et back up three years by the departure of Mattia Binotto.”