Hamilton continued his fine form in F1 2023 with another podium appearance, finishing just over 13 seconds behind race winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

The seven-time world champion is now just 20 points behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perezꦕ in the battle for second-place in the championship.

Speaking after🅷 the rac🌼e, Button - who was Hamilton’s teammate at McLaren for three seasons between 2010 and 2012 - noticed a shift in mentality from the 38-year-old.

“It’s great to🌸 see Lewis so upbeat,” he said. “He got out of the car, jumped to his mechanics.

“Lewis finishing sec𒊎ond used to be a thing w༺here he was disappointed.

“He can see progress, especially after last weekend’s disqualification. Thi🐼s is a big deal t🌃o him. 

༒“Also, to keep those tyres working until the 𓃲end of the race.

“For Georg💫e? It’s trickyℱ. Your teammate is second and you’re sixth. It’s tough, it really is.”

Ex-🐻IndyCar Danica Patrick believes Mercedes’ progress is the reason why Hamilton is so positive.

“I think they are both realising that th✅e progress is there,” she added. “They need to find consistency of the speed, [with] the pote♔ntial that they have. 

“I feel like they’𒅌re both confident enough 🥃that they can start racing for wins.”