For the first time in his F1 career, Hamilton went an entire campaign ܫwithout a victory or pole position. 

Hamilton slumped to his worst championship finish - sixth - and was beaten by his teammate -168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell.

Button, who was Hamilton’s teammate at McLaren between 2010 and 2012 - used his own retirement as an example of how not havi💫ng a race winning car can affect you.

“It’s something [not having a winning car] we all go through in our careers,” Button told Sky. “It’s🍃 a reason why a lot of people retire, they are not in a winning car anymore. That’s why I left.

“You can deal with the pressure you put yourself under and the calendar, if you are in a winning car. When you are not, you are like ‘I’ve had enough,🥃 I want to get out’.

“Mercedes have given him a winning car for so many years. Last year obviously didn’🍃t but the car did win a race last year, so you would say at the end of the year they wer♑e strong.”

Even though Hamilton finished behind🐟 his teammate in the finꦍal standings, from Canada onwards, he was often the quicker of the two Mercedes drivers.

Button believes Hamilton will start F1 2023 “flat-out”.

“I think Lewis was on it,” he explained. “His performances were very consistent, mid-to-end of the season, v♛ery, very quick.

“I think he’ll start this year flat-out. He’s going to be on itℱ from the word go, so I look forward to seeing that.

“It’s going to▨ put a lot of pressure on George Russell, I think it’s a good pairing. But ꦉas I said, I think Lewis will be on it from the word go and I look forward to that fight.”