FIA president Jean Todt bel🍬ieves Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton’s current dominance of Formula 1 has usurped that of the Ferrari and Michael Schumacher era.

Todt was in charge of Ferrari when the Italian o🤪utfit established itself as the dominant force in F1, winning six consecutive constructors’ championships from 1999 to 2004, while Schumacher claimed fiv🥀e successive world titles at the Scuderia between 2000 and 2004.

Red Bull went on to take four successive world championship doubles betwee💛n 2010 and 2013 but Ferrari’s record remained unrivalled until the V6 hybrid era that has been dominated by Mercedes.

Last year Me🏅rcedes surpassed Ferrari’s benchmark by maintaining its clean sweep of world championships since 2014 by winning yet another world championship double - its seventh on the bounce.

Hamilton also clinched his seventh drivers’ title - and sixth since 2014 with Mercedes - to draw level with Schumacheꦚr’s all-time record.

And Todt feels that Mercedes’ level of dominance is now “bigger” t🎶han what Ferrari achieved under his leadership.

"I think we are talki❀ng about different persons, different ingredien❀ts," Todt said.

“The ♏only thing really we can compare is seven against seven. But otherwise, on one side, you had a very structured organised German team, with a very talented, extra talented driᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚver.

"And on the other side, you had one Itꦍalian team with different mentality, a different approach, which became a well-structured, well-organised and also with a great driver, Michael Schumac🦂her.

"I feel, and I'm sure I will be quoted for that, the supremacy, the dominance of Merc𝄹edes and Lewis is bigger than the one we had at the time with Ferrari and M▨ichael.

"And credit to the🧸m, the car is very reliable. Apart from the second Bahrain race which was missed by Lew🎶is, in two years he did not miss to score points in a race.

"It's absolutely outstanding. And the driver is not doing any mistakes. It's just a combination agai🦋n.”

Hamilton charged to his seventh drivers’ crown in convincing fashion, winning 10 of the ♕16 races he contested in 2020. Todt said he is most impressed by Hamilton’s teamwork, as well as his remarkably consistent levels of performance.

"I've been very ♒impressed, but I did not wait until 2020 🉐to be impressed," he explained.

"You just mentioned that he is celebrating seven times being a world ch🌸ampion, so I've been impressed at least six times🌌 before.

"I'm also impressed by the continuity of what his team have been able to secure. We are in a world where it's not only a sportsman or a sportswoman, it's a man and a machine, and here, it's the best example of o𓂃u🏅tstanding team spirit, team work.

"And I must give also a lot of credit to Lewis every time he speaks about the suౠ🐟ccess, he speaks about the team behind him for the success.

"I'm𓂃 very impressed𝔍 and clearly that does explain why the records, some have been beaten, some have been equal."