The seven-time world champion finished the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ninth, over 44 seconds behind Max Verstapp⛄en, who cruised to a record-extending 19th victory from 22 races.&nbs꧃p;

Verstappen won the race by a margin of almost 18 seconds, underlining the sheer dominance of Red Bull’s RB19, which has won all but one of the grands prix to have taken plac𒁏e this year. 

A t🎐hird-place finish for Hamilton’s teamm♑ate George Russell helped Mercedes pip Ferrari to second place in the constructors’ championship. 

But a despondent Hamilton was struggling to see the positives after Sunday’s race when he was asked if he takes any satisfaction from the result, responding: “N🌼ot particularly.”

He was then 𝄹asked what he can𓃲 take away from the season as a whole, to which the 38-year-old Briton replied: “Not too much. It's not been a great year in general. There’s not a lot to take from the year in general.

“The fact I survived it, ༒probably that's ꦛabout it.”

Hamilton, who finished 𓃲third in💖 the drivers’ championship behind the Red Bull duo, was then pressed on whether he believes Mercedes can challenge Red Bull for the title in 2024. 

After a notably long pause, he said: "At this moment, I don't really know. For Red Bull to win by 17 seconds and they haven't even developed their car since August is definitely a concern.&🍌nbsp;

"We have learned a lot about the car and it's just down to the team now. They kn൩ow what they need to do. Whether or not we will get there, we will see.”