Lewis Hamilton wary of Red Bull

At the wheel of the Mercedes W08 Hybrid, which will not be revealed until midday tomorrow after being teased this Wednesday, Lewis Hamilton intends to regain his world crown abandoned last year in favor of his teammate Nico Rosberg.

But before thinking about the title, the Briton recalled in an interview with the BBC that he expected to see Mercedes' main rivals move closer to the Silver Arrows in 2017, after three years of almost unchallenged domination.

“We start from scratch, explains the three-time world champion. It could be Ferrari at the front it could be Red Bull, we have no idea. I think the big unknown is Red Bull.

I think they've always managed to create an amazing car and it's a new era for aerodynamics and they're still amazing at creating downforce so I think it'll be really interesting to see what they've managed to achieve. take from all this.

I hope it will be a multiple competition. I hope it will be close and we will fight with Red Bull and Ferrari. This is what the fans want to see. »

Lewis Hamilton will team up with the Finn this season Valtteri Bottas, replacing Nico Rosberg at Mercedes. The ex-pilot Williams recently clarified that he intended to take up the challenge against the former resident of McLaren to try to play the leading roles in 2017.