Performance coach Cullen had worked alongside Hamilton for seven years but, during the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, it wꦚas announced🔯 that she had departed her job.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hinted𓆉 th✅at it was Hamilton’s decision.

• Hamilton’s decision to split from Culle💛n? ‘Lewis was looking for a cꩲhange’

Hamilton was asked to give reasons for h🍃er exit, but replied: “No, no.”

He added about her: “Angela is a bundle of joy. It’s d꧃efinitely different, not s🦩eeing her during the day and not having her positive energy around.

“But I still have a great team around me.

“ꦯShe’s here in spirit. She’s been s🔴upporting me all weekend through texting. So, yeah.”

He prev🌳iously denied there was any issues, saying: “Me and Ange are go🐈od.

🎀“She’s moving on to a different phase in her life. We’re still super-close and we have been texting every day.

“She’s massꦫওively supportive and I’m massively supportive of her. 

“I’m so gra📖teful to have had her with me on♛ this journey. She’s one of my closest friends and she continues to be.”

Wolff had earlier said about Cullen’s exit: "We have seen for some time now 🥂that Lewis was looking for a change.”