Verstappen and Hamilton fa💮mousl𒉰y went head-to-head for the 2021 title.

Since then, the pair have ha🐭d contrasting fortunes, with Verstappen running away with two more ti🔯tles, while Hamilton has remained winless since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Croft thinks if Verstappen 🔥and Hamilton duel it out again for a world championship t𝓀hen the Red Bull driver might have to adjust his approach.

“I don’t think Max is a dirty driver,” he said. “I think, at one stage, he was, in the early part of his car🤡eer, overly aggressive at ti🌃mes,” he said. But I think he’s finessed that a little bit now.

“What I do think is, the 🍸day we get Lewis and Max racing wheel to wheel again and – let’s face it, that was one hell of a season – when we get that, Max might just change his driving style just a little bit more, because he knows how good Lewis is.”

Croft is hopeful Mer꧑cedes can get their act together and give Hamilton a car capable of challenging Verstappen and Red Bull on a regular basis in 2024.

“Lewis i✨s a seven-time F1 World Champion, and he knows that he’s got to get his elbows out just😼 a little bit,” Croft added.

“I think Lewis knows he’s got to get his elbows out a little bit with ♉Max as well. That’s why it’s pꦆroper box office.

“So my real hope for this year is tha🔯t we actually get a Mercedes car that is a bit more on par with the Red Bull car.”