Hamilton reveals rare positive during Mercedes ‘dark struggles’

Hamilton showed a rare positive appearance in Mercedes’ “dark war”.

Lewis Hamilton has praised his team’s efforts in 2023 despite another winless season for the seven-time world champions.

The Mercedes driver cited the problems of recent seasons and said his team’s resilience throughout the year had been “very impressive”. Hamilton is currently without a Formula 1 win since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and has been out of title contention for two seasons with an underperforming car.

Mercedes won a race through George Russell in the 2022 Brazilian GP but failed to threaten Red Bull’s dominance in the 2023 US GP due to Hamilton’s disqualification. Despite this, Hamilton’s performance was strong and he finished third in the Drivers’ Championship behind Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, a maximum for the 38-year-old.

Lewis Hamilton has had to compete with Mercedes for the last two seasons. Lewis Hamilton and teammate George Russell recently signed new contracts to stay with the team until the end of the 2025 season. George Russell was the last Mercedes driver. Win the 2022 Brazilian GP Grand Prix

The team is now optimistic about 2024 and Hamilton will be looking to learn from the 2023 season. “I think my stamina has strengthened,” he told Mercedes’ official X page.

“It was impressive to see how resilient our team was, how hard they pushed and never gave up. “It was great from one perspective. It was definitely hard to go through the dark and down times and pick myself up and keep going and pushing.”