While the Mercedes car was a class above the rest in 2016, Lewis Hamilton was always playing catch-up to the eventual world champion, Nico Rosberg.
A three-time world champion himself, Hamilton remains the rightful bookies favourite to become only the fifth driver in the sport’s history to claim four world titles, joining Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel.
We outline a number of reasons why Hamilton can regain top spot in the Formula 1 hierarchy this season.
