As the grid’s youngest driver struggled both on- and off-track in Belgium, the veteran he replaced at Mercedes offered some words of wisdom

With such immense pressure on the 18-year-old’s shoulders, Hamilton has been quick to lend his support. In 2024, at the end of his stay in the European leg motorhome, the legendary Brit even left a hand-written message of support for his successor in his warm-up room.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has praised Lewis Hamilton for an uplifting chat amid what was a difficult Formula 1 Belgian Grand