Seven-time world champion Hamilton last won a w๊orld title in 2020 and was controversially denied a record-breaking eighth drivers’ crown at the . 

Since then, Hamilton has been forced to watch his great title rival168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen dominate the sport and win a further two world championships while Mercedes have faced 𒊎competitive s♛truggles. 

Hamilton has not won a race for the last two seasons - a drought stretching back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - while Mercedes endured their f🃏irst winless campaign since 2011 last year. 

Mercede𝓰s are hoping to get back on level terms with Red Bull in 2024 with their all-n🌟ew W15 challenger.

But Eddie Irvine, who claimed four victories and finished runner-up in the 1999 F1 world championship, believes Hamilton, now 39, has little chance of breaking the record he shares with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Michael Schumacher. 

“The era of Hamilton and Mercedes’ triumphs is now over💮,” Irvine told Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“But Lewis is still a very good driver, very goal-oriented, and willing to get results. He is still do🎉ing a great job behind the wheel of an F1 car even if the comparison with Verstappen is tough, because Max is younger, has a bit more speed and a huge belief in his own means.

“Hamilton’s prospects will depend on how competitive Mercedes will be in 2024. If Toto Wolff🦩’s team returns to a ꦑfast car, then Lewis could certainly win one or more races, something he has failed to do in the last two seasons.

“With his experience, he has shown that he knows how to take every opportunity 💙that comes his way in both qualifying andꦆ the race. However, I doubt that he will be able to take the Championship again and realise his dream of winning an eighth title.”