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Lewis Hamilton does not “listen to those silly comments” such as Helmut Marko’s recent quip that the Briton probably wishes he had retired last season.

It is fair to say the start of the 2022 season has not gone to plan for Hamilton and Mercedes.

Instead of fighting for an eighth World title, the Briton is scrambling just to score points and last time out at Imola, he was lapped by his 2021 title rival Max Verstappen.

That moment led to Red Bull advisor Marko declaring maybe Hamilton “should have stopped last year”.

And he is not the only one questioning the Briton’s motivation, with Jacques Villeneuve asking “will he even reach the end of this season?”.

Asked specifically about Marko’s comment, Hamilton told the media in Miami: “I don’t listen to those silly comments, to be honest.

“Ultimately, I mean, there’s a… it’s been interesting to see there’s quite a lot of disrespectful comments that I’ve seen over time, but it’s to be expected.

“And yeah, I just keep my head down. I know who I am. I know what I do. I love what I do.

“Going through a tough time. We didn’t come out of the starting blocks the way we wanted, but we are fighters. And if you don’t know that about me, you just don’t know me and that’s totally fine.

“I’ll be doing my best to huddle up and group up with the team and fight as hard as we can.”

Hamilton will line up on Sunday’s grid for the Miami Grand Prix in sixth