{"id":300182,"date":"2023-11-23T07:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T07:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300182"},"modified":"2023-11-23T07:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T07:24:17","slug":"lewis-hamilton-has-already-made-feelings-clear-on-rosbergs-mercedes-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-has-already-made-feelings-clear-on-rosbergs-mercedes-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton has already made feelings clear on Rosberg’s Mercedes comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lewis Hamilton commits to Mercedes until 2025<\/h3>\n

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are back on the collision course – this time away from the track – as the pair share their differing views on Mercedes’ chances of closing the gap on Red Bull. The former team-mates became accustomed to clashing with each other as they fought for the title, but with Hamilton still racing and Rosberg now working as a pundit, they are still likely to disagree on the German manufacturer’s chances of success in the near future.<\/p>\n

Red Bull star Max Verstappen has won 18 of the 22 races this season so far and some by a long distance, while only Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has found a way to stop Red Bull from taking a clean sweep in every 2023 race. Hamilton has taken only 42 points from his last five races,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mercedes, meanwhile, have mustered three second-place finishes with Hamilton, while George Russell has registered only one podium finish all season. But Rosberg, who won the world championship in 2016, believes there are signs that the team are making vast improvements.<\/p>\n

“We’ve seen flashes of brilliance from the Mercedes team just recently. They lack consistency. But look at Austin. They were challenging for the win there and actually had the fastest car over the weekend,” Rosberg told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

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“So we’ve seen that they’re starting to understand the car, and they just have the problem that you still lack consistency. They still lack in straight line performance, but they are starting to understand all that.”<\/p>\n

When assessing Mercedes’ hopes of knocking Red Bull off their perch after back-to-back Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles, the former F1 champion is confident the Silver Arrows could have their say in the title battle.<\/p>\n

“I believe in Mercedes’ ability because I was there. I know how strong they are. It’s always still the same people,” said Rosberg. “So certainly there is a chance that Hamilton could once again fight for the championship next year.”<\/p>\n

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