The 2021 season ended in the favor of Max Verstappen, who lifted his maiden World Championship while Lewis Hamilton failed to lift his record eighth Championship title. Now, many fans and experts believe that the Briton will come back stronger and win the championship this year.

The 2021 season finale was a title-deciding clash between Verstappen and Hamilton, where Verstappen stood victorious. But many claimed the Red Bull racer only won because of race director Michael Masi’s controversial decision. Amid all this, the 1992 World Champion, Nigel Mansell, supports his fellow countryman, Lewis Hamilton.

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The former F1 driver said, “If he [Lewis Hamilton] says he can do better, he can. He’s going to do everything he can to make things right.” (quote translated using Google Translate)

Furthermore, Mansell also supports his former team Ferrari and claims they have a good line-up this year with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The former Ferrari man claims, “Absolute. They can both win the title. They have proven to be strong drivers and have performed very consistently at the highest level in recent years.” 

Also, the former F1 racer believes that the new rules and regulations will help mid-finishing teams like Ferrari and McLaren to put up a better fight against F1 powerhouses like Mercedes and Red Bull.

Will Lewis Hamilton lift the eighth title in 2022?

The seven-time world champion’s dominance came to an end last season after his defeat to the young rival Max Verstappen. Undoubtedly, many fans wanted to witness Hamilton lift the 2021 title, which could have been his record-breaking eighth title. But after his defeat in Abu Dhabi, the driver went off from social media, which sent out rumors about his retirements.

However, recently the 37-year-old shut everyone with his appearance back on social media. Soon he and Mercedes announced his comeback to the Brackley base, where he was working alongside the engineers for the 2022 season.

The Silver Arrow driver recently took the 2022 challenger, W13, for the first pre-season testing at Barcelona. The Mercedes driver shocked everyone at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with his impressive performance. He topped the timesheets with the fastest lap time of 1:19.198, ahead of his new teammate George Russell, who was P2 in Barcelona.

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The seven-time World Champion will soon take the Mercedes W13 for another pre-season testing at Bahrain. There are rumors suggesting that the Silver Arrows have some major upgrades to showcase in Bahrain. Therefore, Formula 1 fans should keep their eyes on the upcoming events in Bahrain.