Lewis Hamilton gives honest Valterri Bottas verdict despite Mercedes rivalry

“But it’s honestly just never giving up, never believing that it’s over and just pushing to the limit, and trying to put all the pieces of the puzzle together in a rush.

“When you go into practice, you’ve basically got a new puzzle, and pieces are all over the place, and you only have a select amount of time to put all the pieces of the puzzle into place.

“And when you get to qualifying, sometimes you have half the puzzle done, sometimes you have the whole thing done, sometimes you have less, and then you just have to throw it all together and hope it comes together.”

Meanwhile, Hamilton recently opened up on his 2013 move to Mercedes – and replacing Michael Schumacher.

“What’s really crazy, for me, is that I was brought in, ultimately, to replace Michael [Schumacher],” he told GP Fans.