Hamilton has vowed to win a record-breaking eighth title after controversially losing out to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen in 2021.

Since then, Verstappen has dominatౠed the sport, with the Dutchman♛ on course to win his third title in a row this year.

Hamilton rema𝓰ins committed to F1, signing a new two year contract extension with Mercedes until the end𝓰 of 2025.

Stewart has been critical💃 of Hamilton in recent weeks.

He told German publication : “Fi🎀rst of all, Lewis is one of the bes𒐪t to ever drive in F1.

“But the truth is that in the last decade he competed with Mercedes for a team that wa🌳s virtually out of competition. During this time, Lewis only had one real competitor: his respective teammate. Except for 2016, he always emerged victorious from the duel. 

“And then he lost to Nico Ros♋berg. With respect: a good driver, but not the most talented in the world. But Rosberg was hungry and had the absolute will to become world champion. Le♒wis no longer has that hunger. 

“Because of that – and because the car is no longer q😼uite as powerful – he has serious problems.”

In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Hamilton hit back, stating when he retires from the sport he want🎀s to ‘inspire’ the next generation rather than “shutting them down”.

“There are people who are ver𒈔y short minded that make the comments that t𒉰hey do, not knowing the work that has been done in the background,” Hamilton said.

“One thing I hop😼e, and I never want to do is, in the future, when I one day stop and looking back on the youth or the next driver generation, I want to be encouraging them and let them know it’s okay to make mistakes.

“It’s about being inspiring rather than shuꦓtting them down. That’s the kind of figure that I want to be.”