Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez enter the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull’s home event, having ꦍwoꦯn every race in 2023.

But Hamilton and George Russell joined Verstappen on the podium last time o✅ut, a sign that Mercedes’ recently-updated W14 is inching closer.

“You know that I’ve not been haꦜppy in the car for the past year and a bit,” Hamilton said in Austria.

“The step we’ve taken has moved it more💮 in the direct🦄ion that I’ve been asking for.

“Slowly, rebuilding confidence i😼n the platform that I have.

“It’s still not 100%, I still can’t extract 𓃲full potential from myself, but we’re getting theꦅre.”

Hamilton described the difficulty of driving the W14: “It’s not physic🍃ally more demanding. You are just limitedꦍ.

“Th🌱e stability of the car, confidence of where you can ꧃put the car.

“Last saw I crashed here, so did George.

“The car’s lock has been v⭕ery unpredictable for a long time but it’s becoming more predictableꦑ.”

Hamilton has confirmed that he would rather Merc🦋edes prioritised winning the 2024 F1 championsಌhip rather than individual races this year.

And he also caused a back-and-forth with old rival Verstappen by suggesting that every team should be limitꦚed by a deadline when they can begin development of the following year’s car, to prevent dominant teams maintaining their advantage.

Verstappen hit back insisting that🎶 Hamilton did not raise this issue when Mercedes were enjoying seven consecutive drivers’ championships.