The seven-time world champion has suffered his worst season in F1 by finishing sixth in the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: drivers’ standings, marking the first time since making his debut in 2007 that he has failed to finish inside th🙈e top five in the championship. 

Hamilton took nine podiums but failed to win or take a pole posi🧸tion for the first time in his illustrious 16-year career as Mercedes struggled for competitiveness with their troubled W13 challenger. 

Hamilton also finished behind a teammate for just the third time, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell s🅘ecuring fourth, two places and 35 points ahead. 

In 2011, Hamilton finished fifth in the championship and won three times, but face🌳d lows in his personal life amid relationship troubles with his father Anthony and then-girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger. 

Asked if he feels it is the worst season 🌺of his F1 career, Hamilton replied: "No, I think 2011 was probably the hardest year I had, just in terms o🤡f life. 

“This year is not the greatest, it is up there with proba🀅bly the top three of the worst seasons, but it's been a much stronger year in terms of myself, in terms of how𒁃 it worked with the team, how we've all stayed united. So I think there's been lots of pluses.”

Hamilton’s season ended with a disappointing retirement after his car suffered a suspected hydraulic failure two laps from the end while running🦋 in fourth place. 

"I am very pleased it is over and done with,” Hamilton admitted.&nbsꦓp;

"I always believed right until the last race that the𒁃re was potentially a chance. So I think it's important to hold on to hope and, and just keep working. 

"I gave it everything and I think it was ultimately꧑ the last race was almost like the whole season - it summed up my whole year.” 

After qualifying well off the pace on Saturday, Hamilton said he was168澳洲5最新开奖结果: “looking forward” to never driving the W13 again. 

The Briton is scheduled to drive his 2022 cha𒐪llenger once more during Tuesday’s post-season test, but joked he may pretend to be sick.

"I might have to call a sickie,” Hamilton said. “L𓆉ike maybe my back is hurting or something!♉”

Hamilton was also asked how he felt𝐆 about losing his record of taking at least one grand prix victory in every season he has contested. ജ;

"Honestly, it would 🤡have been nice🌜 to have a win, but one win is not really enough is it?” Hamilton said. 

"So I feel like this year, when we got our first fifth, it felt like a win. W🍨hen we got our first fourth, it felt like a win.

"When we got our first podium, it felt like a win and those seconds felt like as if we r♕eally achieved something, so I'll just hold on to those."