Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes that the rivalry and underlying sportsmanship between Lewis Hamilton and S🍌ebastian Vettel is comparable to that of tennis greats Roger 🌞Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Hamilton and Vettel have shared the first three victor﷽ies of the 2017 F1 season and are separated by just seven points at the top of the drivers' championship, signalling the start of a y🍸ear-long battle for the title.

Despite having seven world titles between them, Hamilton and💫 Vettel have never fought directly against each other for a championship, but both share a deep respect for🦋 their rival.

Hamilton is also enjoying a friendly relationship with new team-mate Valtteri B𝔉ottas at Mercedes, deviating from the tense feeling that existed with previous partner Nico Rosberg in recent years.

"I think as a driver you never want to lose and you never want to lose against your team🤪-൩mate but I can see there is a lot of respect for each other," Wolff said of Hamilton and Bottas.

"I see that not only in th🦩e car, but when they engage with each other.

"It reminds me with Sebastian in the mix... it is very sportsmanlike, like a Federer-Nadal situation. They don't want to be beaten by the other guy but somehow there i🦄s a respe𓆉ct for the other person."