Hamilton enduཧred the worst F1 season of෴ his career in 2022, ending it winless, slumping to sixth in the drivers’ championship. 

The seven-time champion was also beaten in the drivers’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:standings by new teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell - only the third time that this has happened in Ha🍌milton’sᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ F1 career.

On paper, it looked like a bad season for Hamilton, but more often than not, he was the quicker of the two Mercedes drivers, part♕icularly in the second half of the year.

Writing in his post-race column, Villeneuve tipped Hamilton for a great F1 2023.

“Next year I expect 🗹a lot from Lewis Hamilton, we are going to see the bes꧋t Lewis yet,” . “He ended the season without a pole position or a victory. That will have done something to him, I think. 

“And then things will start to get interesting – Mercedes✅ has been able to improve. We saw that in Brazil. In the opening phase of the race, Lewis rightly had to give back that spot, and he struggled a bit on the mediums. 

“Once he’d ch🌜anged to the hard tyre, he really flew down the track. It’s a shame for him that his race ended the way it did, with the first mechanical𝔍 breakdown this season.”

The Canadian believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez will need a “strong” 2023 campaign, with the team expected to re-sign168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo.

“Perez was strong early in the season, aft𒉰er that I thought he was invisible,” he added. “In the final races, he rebounded and was competitive. But over the year as a whole, he could have done better. 2023 wil﷽l be important for him. 

“Red Bull will soon have Daniel Ricciardo in reserve, although he will also be used a lot for marketing and media ac🐈tivities. He is good at that. They are a🧔lso talking to Lando Norris, although you shouldn’t place too much significance in that.

“Teams always have to plan ahead. You don’t want to be surprised the way Alpine was. I do think Pérez’s father should stay out of it. In this era of social media, p🥃arents h🍰ave a big voice that is heard everywhere. But that should not happen, they should not get involved. 

“That is also why you see Jos Vꦆerstappen being less and less⛎ visible, he is being kept out more and more and that is good.”