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Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ era of challenging for F1 world championships is over, a former Ferrari race winner has claimed.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has not won a world title since 2020 and was controversially denied an eighth drivers’ crown in 2021. His rival Max Verstappen has since dominated the sport and won two more championships while Mercedes has faced struggles. Hamilton has gone two seasons without a win, with Mercedes experiencing their first winless campaign since 2011. Eddie Irvine, a former F1 driver, believes Hamilton, now 39, has little chance of breaking the record he shares with Michael Schumacher. Irvine acknowledges Hamilton’s skills but doubts he will win another championship, as it will depend on the competitiveness of Mercedes in 2024.
