Mo Salah with an assist for Egypt on his birthday.

"The driver-engineer working together is very, very important," said Hamilton.

"Last year Adami and I had a really good relationship. He's a lovely guy. We work relatively well together.

"I think catering to a driver's needs takes time to learn.

"When you're giving an engineer feedback, their understanding of corner balance, their understanding of all the elements that contribute to the struggles that you're struggling with, when you try to describe what it is, the problem you have, corner by corner, entry, main and exit, or you dissect it into five sections if you want.

"Having that driver-engineer collab, it's hit and miss sometimes. With me and Bono, it hit off from the beginning mostly. He had a good working relationship with Michael [Schumacher].

"I do feel like Carlo is like my Italian Bono. I told Bono that the other day! He's a bit of an OG. He's an older guy that's been around the block. He's very calm. You can hear him on the radio.

"This is a detail that we were able to go into together. Our understanding of the engineering side, I think it's something that's worth remembering."