Hamilton and Verstappen came to blows on several occasions as they engaged in an intense season-long battle for the 2021 world championship, with Verstappen eventually prevailing to win his maiden title in controversial ci𒊎rcumstances in Abu Dhabi. 

The seven-time world champion often backed out of duels with Verstappen in order toꦚ avoid contact, though the pair were involve🦋d in big crashes at Silverstone and Monza when both drivers refused to concede position. 

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Asked whether he has considere🐭d changing his wheel-to-wheel approach in order to combat Verstappen’s more aggressive stance, Hamilton replied: “I will be a more aggressive driver this year. You’ll see.”

Hamilton and Mercedes appear to find themselves on the back foot coming into this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix 💝following a difficult pre-season. Both drivers were unable t♊o extract consistent performance out of the W13 while Mercedes also seemed to struggle with porpoising more than other teams. 

“I’m hoping my guys have come up with some sort 🉐of solution going into this weekend and when I get in the car today it fꦿeels better,” Hamilton said.

“But I know there’s not a huge change in such a short space of time. So we'll still most likel𓆏y have some of the pro🃏blems that we had last week. 

“Mentally, it’s just about mꦗak🌞ing sure you are extracting everything in every other area. All I can do is control how I’m performing in the car, just trying to be positive and knowing that we are all working together in the team. 

“It is the b♛est team and I’m very grateful for the group of people I have behind me, so confident we can make it through somehow.” 

Verstappen sarcastically suggested Mercedeꦿs would finish “dead last” this season because they have developed an “awful car”, in what appeared to be a swipe at the reigning world champions repeatedly downplaying its prospects for 2022. 

"I think they'll be dead൩ last,” Verstappen said. “According to their comments – I think they have an awful car, and they've had that already sincꦡe 2017 in pre-season testing. 

“No, we'll find out. But they for sure will be c🌃ompetitive.” 

Hamilton fine confirmed - it will be invested into diversity and inclusion

The FIA have confirmed that Hamilton’s fine for failing to attend the 2021 end-of-year gala will be paid as a donaওtion to diversity and inclusion.

Hamilton met with the FI🎐A president Mohammed Bin Sulayem🅷 this week.

“In the spirit of com🍰mitment to building a more diverse sport in the future, the FIA president gave his full support to Hamilton’s donation of 50,000 Euros that will be used to support a student from a disadvantaged background in achieving 🔥an educational qualification in motorsport,” an FIA statement read.

The seven-time world champion had shared his findings from the Hami♔lton Commission.

“The FIA reminded Hamilton of his obli💦gation of sportsmanship, partic🧸ularly in view of his status in motorsport,” the statement concluded.