“Before you know it Fernando Alonso will not be here, and then who is there after that? I guess I will be the oldest. Hamilton, however, said: “It doesn’t make me think about my future, but it is a reminder that I am in that part of my career that people I came up with and have raced for so long will start to stop. So I don’t really feel like I have to give it up anytime soon.'įour-time champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement on the eve of last month’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

“I’m still on the mission, I’m still loving driving, I’m still being challenged by it. “I’ll be lying if I said that I hadn’t thought about extending,' he said. Hamilton’s current contract will keep him with Mercedes until next year and, with the prospect of a record-breaking eighth title in his sights, he told Vanity Fair magazine he was “still on the mission'. The 37-year-old Briton won six drivers’ world championships in seven years between 2014-2020 following a maiden title success with McLaren in 2008.ĬWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDALS TALLYīut he was denied a record-breaking eighth title last year by Max Verstappen in a dramatic battle for the Championship that went all the way to the finish of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.īut the 2022 campaign has so far seen Hamilton left well behind by Red Bull’s Verstappen, who now appears firmly on course to retain his title.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he could continue in Formula One beyond the finish of his current contract with Mercedes.

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