Lewis Hamilton is relishing the chanc🐭e to fight at the front against the new generation of Formula 1 drivers following a dramatic Brazil♒ian Grand Prix.

With 22-year-old Max Verstappen winn﷽ing at Interlagos ahead of 23-year-old Pierre Gasly, Hamilton paid credit to the younger drivers he fought during the Brazilian race after apologising for hitting Alexander Albon which denied the 23-year-old his maide🍎n F1 rostrum.

With Hamilton given a five-second time penalty for clashing with Albon, McLaren’s Carlos Sainz was promoted 💃on to the podium post-race which gave F1 its y𒐪oungest-ever rostrum trio with the Spaniard just 25.

Along with the likes of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (22) and Lando Norris (20)🦩 at McLaren impressing this year, Hamilton expects F1’s youngsters to be his main challengers in the future.

“Naturally when you get older you look down on the younger drivers, it’s inevitable that the youngsters are going to come through,” Hamilton said. “There’s often a wa꧒ve of young talent that manages to mak🅠e its way through to Formula 1 and I think Formula 1’s got a lot of new young blood with a lot of potential and they really are the future of the sport.

“I think fortunately I feel that whilst the number shows a little𝔉 bit higher, I feel 𒀰like I’m able to still kick it with these guys.

“I’m excited for the future racing with these guys and as I’ve said, if we can get these teams to be closer then we’re going to see more awesomꦫe battles like today and I think that would be great.”

With Robert Kubica leaving F1 after his one-season comeback this year, Lewis Hamilton will become the 😼second-oldest🌸 driver on the 2020 grid only behind Kimi Raikkonen.