KUALA LUMPUR: Seven-time Formula One (F1) world champion, Lewis Hamilton (pix) is hoping to showcase a strong outing to challenge for the title in his last season with the Mercedes AMG Petronas team.

The 39-year-old British driver, who admitted that the start of the season wasn’t as great as expected after finishing seventh and ninth respectively in Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (GP), is optimistic to get on winning ways with the Silver Arrows.