Remarkably, Hamilton hasn’t won in F1 since the 2021 Saudi Arabia🦄n Grand Prix, over 18 months ago.

The seven-time world champion has enjoyed a strong start to F1 2023 despite Mercedes’ underwhelming form, scoring two 🐟secon❀d-places in the opening seven races.

Mercedes’ recent upgrade appears to have taken them a step🌃 forward, with the team picking up their first double-podium of the🐠 season in Barcelona.

Speaking after the race on Sunday, Hamilton was asked about his “hunger” and how motivated he is in F1.

“I think my hunger has never really shifted, I would say,” Hamilton explained. “No, don't fꦏeel like that's… I think I'm in a really great place in my life and I think I'm really happy where I am in my life and I think I've got all the ducks in a row, like where I'm able to really focus. 

“Got a great, great, great team around me both off track and on track. There's great stuff th🦹at's happening with Mission 44 that's got a great team in London, working on that. 

“And we're starting to see impact. I🐟've got a great team of engineers here that… been with Bono for a long, long time and feel like Bono’s really doing… what Bono and Mike and all the guys are doing is such a such a fantastic job. And I think for me, I feel fit and healthy and I think that was a very solid, very solid race for me.

• Is Mercedes’ breakthrou♏gh a sign⭕ of things to come, or another false dawn?

“And I think, yeah, I want to keep going for as long as I can. But I want to be where he is [indicating Max]. And or racing him at leastඣ. So that's super, super-focused on getting to that point and yeah, a long way to go. But there’s time.”