- World champion’s contract expires at end of year
- Hamilton has been energised by Verstappen battle
Mercedes seem confident that Lewis Hamilton will commit to racing for them beyond 2021 after the team principal, Toto Wolff, said the world champion has been energised by the world title fight with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen this season.
Hamilton is now in his 15th season in F1 and his current contract comes to an end this year. However, before the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria this weekend, the 36-year-old British driver revealed that positive discussions on a new deal had now begun.
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