Lewis Hamilton says he has no ideas about stopping racing in Components 1 and insists he’ll “be right here for fairly a while”.
Hamilton’s tough first season for Ferrari in 2025 raised questions on his future in F1 and whether or not he may depart the game on the finish of this season.
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However Hamilton confirmed for the primary time that he was “nonetheless contracted” to Ferrari for subsequent season.
The seven-time champion, who’s 41, mentioned: “Every little thing is 100% clear to me. I’m nonetheless centered, nonetheless motivated, nonetheless love what I do with all my coronary heart. I’m going to be right here for fairly a while.
“There are lots of people who’re making an attempt to retire me and that isn’t even in my ideas. I am already fascinated by what will likely be subsequent and planning for the following 5 years. I nonetheless plan to be right here for fairly a while.”
Hamilton had already hinted final 12 months that he was contracted to Ferrari for 2027, saying he didn’t have to enter negotiations over his future in 2026.
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However that is the primary time he has explicitly mentioned that he has a contract with Ferrari till the tip of subsequent season.
His feedback in regards to the size of time he sees himself in F1 would maintain him into the game till previous his forty fifth birthday.
Drivers very hardly ever keep racing in F1 for that lengthy – though Hamilton’s long-time rival Fernando Alonso turns 45 in July. The Spaniard’s contract with Aston Martin expires on the finish of this season and he’s at present weighing up whether or not to signal a brand new one.
Hamilton had a torrid time within the second half of final season, a number of occasions .
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This 12 months he has began in a extra aggressive place relative to team-mate Charles Leclerc, who’s third within the championship, eight factors forward of Hamilton in fifth after the primary 4 races of the season.
Leclerc is 4-2 forward throughout all six qualifying classes this season, together with dash occasions in China and Miami. The Monegasque has a median tempo benefit of simply 0.081 seconds.
