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1996 World Champion Damon Hill believes it is far too early to rule Lewis Hamilton out of the 2022 title fight.

The 2022 season is only two races old, but the signs are not currently promising for Mercedes or their seven-time World Champion Hamilton.

The W13 has started the season comfortably adrift of the pace shown by Red Bull and Ferrari out front, with Hamilton so far being forced to settle for P3 and P10 finishes.

That being said, this is the start of an all-new regulatory era in Formula 1, so with the potential for another 21 rounds still to come, Hill believes it is likely that Mercedes will return to the conversation at the front.

And so, he is certainly not counting Hamilton out.

Asked by Sky F1 if Hamilton can still become World Champion in 2022, Hill replied: “Yes, I don’t see why not.

“I think he’s a long shot, and the betting odds apparently are quite long so it might be worth a tipple on Lewis.

“As I’ve said before, this is going to be a long old battle, we will not remember the first few races of this season by the time we get to halfway through, it’s going to be a slog, 23 grands prix.

“And if you’ve got a battle going on at the front then you haven’t got a dominant team, then it is unlikely that they will get that far ahead.

“So