Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes is up at the end of the year, although the seven-time world champion has insisted hꩲe wants to remain with the German manufacturer.

Mercedes have once again failed to produce a tiꦕtle-challen🐓ging car, thus leading to some vocal criticism from Hamilton during the opening two race weekends of the year.

Hamilton is still hungry to win a record-breaking eighth title, however, he may b𓄧e forced to look elsewher♕e.

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Red Bull have ruled out putting Hamilton alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, while F♐errari could be an option൲, but they’ve not tasted title glory since 2007.

In an interview with the Evening Standard, Davidson - who is Mercedes’ simulator driver - admitted he'd be “very surprised” if Hamilton left Mercedes for another team o🌸n the grid.

“I'd be very surprised if he joined another team,” he said. “He's been with Mercede💯s since his karting days. He'd be getting to that age where he'd be thinking about an exit plan and what to do with the rest of his life. He could be a Mercedes ambassador for all time.

"Put it this way, I'd be more surprised🐲 to see him change teams than walk away. But he says it with some conviction that he will carry on until he gets that eighth title.

"The team's given him so much and they w♔on their eighth title. You'd have to say that, if anyone can turn it around, it'll be Mercedes. 

“I'd say don't have a knee-jerk reaction like Fernando Alonso in the past, which hasn't worked out well for him until now. Just 🌞put faith in the team that they can turn it around."

In terms of the F1 2023 title race, Verstappen sits one-point clear of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez at the top of the standings.

Even sꦅo, Davidson doubts a title fight between them is realisti🌠c. 

“I th𒉰ink a title fight between them is too much to hope for them,” he ಞadded.

“Serg🌃io showed on his day that he can match Verstappen. Fingers crossed ♛he finds confidence from that and truly believes that he’s in a championship fight all the way.”