Lewis Hamilton has been backed to win a race before the end of the 2022 season as both he and George Russell are set to benefit from Mercedes’ upgrades.
Hamilton’s hopes of responding to his 2021 championship heartbreak with another title challenge was derailed by the Silver Arrows’ early struggles. Mercedes struggled with the porpoising phenomenon, which saw several teams’ cars suffer from uncontrollable rattling following the new era of regulations implemented ahead of the 2022 season.
It left the octuple world champions unable to battle for wins, but seven-time world champion Hamilton has found form recently with five successive podiums. Both Hamilton and teammate Russell have reached the podium at the last two races, while the 37-year-old achieved his second successive P2 finish last time out at the Hungaroring.
