Sir Lewis Hamilton has stated that he desires to remain in Method 1 for the following 5 years and preserve racing into his 40s.
That’s based on his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff who revealed that the pair have been in talks over extending his stick with the Silver Arrows.
Hamilton’s contract expires on the finish of 2023, and he’ll flip 39 the next 12 months.
The seven-time world champion has given blended messages up to now about when he may retire, having stated that he doesn’t see himself in F1 in his 40s but in addition that he nonetheless has much more to present on the observe.
And if Wolff is something to go by, it seems like we’ll be seeing the British sporting legend on the grid for the following few seasons a minimum of.
‘Simply final week we sat down and he [Hamilton] says, “look, I’ve one other 5 years in me, how do you see that?”,’ Wolff instructed Channel 4.
‘Over time we’ve got simply grown collectively. We’re completely clear with one another. The benefit is we communicate loads collectively [both live near each other in Monaco].
‘Lewis would be the first one to say, “I can’t do that anymore as a result of I really feel I haven’t bought the reactions anymore, or I’ve simply misplaced enjoyable doing it and there may be one other technology rising up that’s simply very sturdy”.
‘So, I’ve little question that no matter we agree on a contract extension, which goes to occur, that we each are at all times going to debate, very brazenly, what does the longer term maintain.’
Hamilton got here near strolling away from the game after final season’s finale the place he misplaced the championship to Max Verstappen below very controversial circumstances.
He stayed, and it’s believed that he’s very eager to win a record-breaking eighth title earlier than retirement.
Whereas more and more uncommon, it’s not extraordinary for drivers to proceed racing into their 40s because of the physicality wanted to race an F1 automobile, with 41-year-old Fernando Alonso set to proceed racing till a minimum of the tip of 2024.
‘I don’t know if 40 is that age the place you say that’s not satisfactory anymore for a racing driver,’ Wolff added.
‘If you happen to have a look at the place Fernando is, he’s nonetheless very a lot there. Now, is he the identical Fernando that he was at 25? I don’t know, however he’s very aggressive nonetheless.
‘So, Lewis, with the way in which he leads his life, with the complete, ultra-narrow give attention to his Method 1 racing – all of the others are simply hobbies – I feel he can take it fairly far.’
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