Mercedes' technical director James Allison has labelled Lewis Hamilton's talent as "astonishing" after his first season working alongside the world champion.
Allison joined Mercedes as technical chief at the start of the year after leaving Ferrari mid-way through 2016. It was a year which saw Mercedes beat Allison's former team to both championship titles, while Hamilton claimed a fourth drivers' title and moved into the lead of the all-time pole positions list.
"He's got, as you can imagine, far more in common with the other great champions than things that are different," Allison is quoted as saying by Autosport in its review of the season's best drivers.