Hamilton has endured a difficult Formula 1 2🍷022 season so far - he struggled to a 13th-place finished last weeken♐d at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

He was lapped by his rival Max V🍸erstappen, who eventually won the race, and who he lost the 2021 title to in controversial circumstanꦫces in Abu Dhabi last year.

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Red Bull consultant Marko teased that Hamilton, after being lapped by Verstappen, might wish he had ended his car🎐eer already.

“Working on my masterpiece, I’ll be the one to🔯 decide when it’s finished,” Hamilton h🎶as posted on social media.

Marko 🍰was asked what Hamilton might be thinking after being lapped by Verstappen, and he replied to Sky Sports: “I mean he was lapped by us൲… so, maybe he should have stopped last year, he is thinking, maybe.”

Verstappen’s response to lapping Hamilton at Imola was: “I mean, they've been slow all year so it's not really a surprise or I feel happy lapping Lewis compared to aღnyone else, but it is what it is.”

Toto Wolff apologises for ‘undriveable’ F1 W13 Mercedes

“Hi Lewis, sorry for what you have needed to drive today,” Mercedes team principal T🍨oto Wolff said over the team radio to Hamilton. 

“I know this is undri⭕veable and not what we des💯erve to score as a result.

“We move from there, bꦿut this was 💞a terrible race."

A despo♉ndent Hamilton replied: “Yeah, no worries, Toto. Just keep on working hard.”

Wolff resp💟onded: “Yeah, we will come out of this.”

Wolff said to Sky Sports: “We saw, with George, how the car can drive in free air. But we are not good enough for a world champꦑion. Not worthy. 

“We need to fix the car. I said sorry for the car that he n🙈eeds to drive. We are ✨going to look at things for Miami - we can make a step in the understanding of the car.” 

Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell, who is 21 points ahead of him,ꦦ said: “The car is out of the window and it is so difficult to be consistent. Lewis has the pace, he is incredibly fast. 

“It is tricky for us to get it done. The tyres෴ haven’t been in the right window. The car isn’t its true self.&nbs🦩p;

“Lewis ha♍༺s been massively fast, there was a blip this weekend, but he will come back stronger. The way he motivates the team is inspiring. He wants more.”