The three-time world champion still had praise for Hamilton, declaring 🐎the trio as amongst the very best drivers currently in F1.

Russell out-sc𝔉ored Hamilton during his first year with Mercedes, whᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚile Norris enjoyed another incredible year with McLaren.

With Mercedes expected to be right at the front with their all-new W14, another British champion could be 🥃on the way.

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In terms of who, Stewart has voiced hi🌄s support for Russeဣll or Norris.

“There’s a wonderful collection of people right now,” he told the Express. “We’ve got now in Britain three of the best racing dr🥂ivers in the world. 

“You’ve got Lewis who's been wi💛nning time after time after time with the unfortunately German car company

“But that German car c🔴ompany gets all their F1 cars built in [Brackley] because Britain is the capital of technology for motorsport. 

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“Our young British racing drivers today, I'd love one to win the world champions♎hip this season. That would be fantastic.”

Stewart agrees with Hamilton over GDPA 

Stewart has backed Hami🍬lton’s claim that the drivers through the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association should have more influence on F1.

During h💟is F1 career, Stewart was president of the GDPA, influencing safety changes that have had a lasting effect on the sport.

“I was the presideꦬnt of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, when the GPDA was much more powerfu♕l than it is today by the way.

“I think that's wrong. I think we should have more influence.”&nbs💎p;