Seven-time world champion Hamilton last won a world title in 2020 and was controversially denied a record-breaking eighth drivers’ crown a꧒t the . 

Since then, Hamilton has been forced to watch his great title rival168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen dominate the sport andꦏ win a further two world championships while Mercedes have faced competitive struggles. 

Hamilton has not won a race for the last two seasons - a drought stretching back to the 2021 Saudi Arabi✤an Grand P🔴rix - while Mercedes endured their first winless campaign since 2011 last year. 

Mercedes are hoping to get back on level terms with Red Bull in 202ꦰ4 with their all-new 🔯W15 challenger.

But Eddie Irvine, who claimed four victories and finished runner-up in the 1999 F1 world championship, believes Hamilton, now 39, has little chance of breaking the record he shares with168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Michael Schumacher. 

“The era of Hamilton and Mercedes’ triumphs is൩ now over,” Irvine told Italy’s La Gazzetta del♔lo Sport.

“But Lewis is still a very good driver, ve🍌ry goal-oriented, and willing to get results. He is still doing a great job behind the wheel🌠 of an F1 car even if the comparison with Verstappen is tough, because Max is younger, has a bit more speed and a huge belief in his own means.

“Hamilton’s prospects will depend on how competitive Mercedes wil🦹l be in 2024. If Toto Wolff’s team returns to a fast car, then Lewis cou💫ld certainly win one or more races, something he has failed to do in the last two seasons.

“With his experience, he has shown that he knows how to take every opportunity that comes his way in both qualifying and the race. However, I doubt that he will be able t𓃲o take the Championship again and realise his dream of wi💯nning an eighth title.”