Guenther Steiner believes that Lewis Hamilton’s age could be the factor that gives him the upper hand in his much-anticipated battle with Charles Leclerc this season.

The Brit endured his toughest campaign to date in 2024, finishing seventh in the Drivers’ Championship standings, but is looking to bounce back in his first year with Ferrari.

“No, not really,” the former Haas boss said. “What’s wrong with being 40? I’m 60 next year! But I think he’s pretty fit and [at] 40, obviously, he cannot do another 10 years, but he has for sure got a few more in him, like Fernando Alonso. He’s a little bit over 40, but he’s still good.”

He continued: “As we all know, you get older, you get more experience, you get better at that one. So, going racing, maybe he’s even better than when he was 30. Maybe qualifying, [on] one lap, a young man is a little bit better. But then you make it up by being [better] in the race, because you have lived a lot of situations.”