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<\/p>\nLewis Hamilton is at risk of reigniting his rivalry with Fernando Alonso after taking aim at Aston Martin’s\u00a0AM23 concept for being a cheap “copy” of Red Bull’s RB13.<\/p>\n
Hamilton is hopeful that Mercedes can make up ground on Red Bull in 2024 after a dominant campaign that saw Red Bull wrap up the Constructors’ title at the Japanese Grand Prix and Max Verstappen at the Drivers’ Championship in Qatar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dutchman\u00a0became the first driver in the history of the sport to break the coveted 500-point barrier while Red Bull smashed\u00a0Mercedes’ long-standing record for the most amount of points accumulated by a team in a single season with 860.<\/p>\n
Hamilton was highly critical of Mercedes’ W14 design but is confident that their 2024 concept will be a big upgrade.\u00a0\u201cI think we have understood the car so much better. We have developed great tools in the background. So naturally, I’m hopeful, but I’m not going to hold my breath,” he said.<\/p>\n
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“The thing is with the timeline you have and the limited resources you have, you can\u2019t just throw it away and start from scratch, you can\u2019t copy a car and start from that.<\/p>\n
“Look at the Astons, they tried to copy a car, and it wasn\u2019t the same. It is not as easy as that. You have to try and take the good parts and through trial and error just try to add other parts. But you can imagine they are also nervous of making too big a change and it being the wrong one.”<\/p>\n
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