Hamilton delivers OMINOUS warning to F1 rivals

Lewis Hamilton has sent a warning out to his F1 rivals as he is determined to leave Mercedes on a high.

The 2024 season will be Hamilton’s 12th season with the Brackley-based team after joining them from McLaren in 2013.

It will also be his last, before he makes his sensational switch to Ferrari and partner Charles Leclerc for 2025 on a multi-year deal.

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Hamilton: Leaving Mercedes on a high is the dream

Since the 39-year-old controversially missed out on his record-eighth title at Abu Dhabi in 2021 to Max Verstappen, he has struggled to get the best out of his Mercedes machinery since the beginning of the ground effect era.

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Hamilton has not won a race since Jeddah in 2021 - the longest the Brit has gone in his career without a win – but he claims to have more drive than ever before to get the team back on top before his departure at the end of the year,

Speaking at the launch of the W15 on Wednesday, the seven-time champion said: "I feel the most motivated and focused I've ever been.

"I never thought at this point in my life I'd have hunger like I do now.

"To finish on a high with the team would be a dream. We have gone through a whole heap together. It would be the greatest moment to be able to help them get back to the top."

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