"Lewis will have No1 on his car but he can rest assured of one thing, we'll be doing our very best to put it back on a Ferrari," he said.
However, Hamilton's dad, Anthony, insisted the 23-year-old will learn from several highprofile mistakes made this year and come back stronger next year.
Hamilton's most notable errors came in Canada, when he ran into the back of Raikkonen in the pit lane, and Japan, where he was punished for a was a reckless first-corner move on the Finn.
But Hamilton Snr said: "Things are sent to try you and you have to overcome those if you want to be a champion. I don't think Lewis has made the same mistake twice and that's the plan. You learn and move forward."
