Mercedes struggled with their car in testing and Hamilton said the title fight would “absolutely” be closer than 2020, which he and his team dominated. “I am fully confident they have done the absolute best,” Hamilton said, “but it is going to be a continued battle to get the car to be where we want it to be.”. Drivers are free to show their backing for any cause that falls within that description but Hamilton said he would continue with what he did last year. But he said he was not going into the season thinking it would be his last as an F1 driver.

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