All uncertainty has come to an end:
Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with
Mercedes. The team just announced this. The seven-time world champion has signed a commitment until the end of 2025. Also,
George Russell stays until the end of 2025 with the team.
For months Hamilton and team boss
Toto Wolff had been telling them that a deal was coming. Yet it took a long time for both parties to agree. Rumours even surfaced that Hamilton could switch to
Ferrari, soon debunked by the Briton.
The now 38-year-old
Formula 1 driver made his debut in the king class of motorsport in 2007. Hamilton has been with team boss
Toto Wolff's team since 2013, and there he grew into one of the best
F1 drivers in history. He has the most Grand Prix wins and thus took seven world titles. Only
Michael Schumacher became champion as many times. Hamilton has never made it a secret that his goal is to take the title for the eighth time in order to overtake Schumacher once and for all.
Since the introduction of the new regulations in 2022, Mercedes has been trailing
Red Bull Racing. Despite this, Hamilton thus maintains confidence that the German team is the best place for him to eventually win races and championships again.