Lewis Hamilton signs on for two more years at Mercedes F1 team

7-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Mercedes in 2022 and 2023, the team said in a statement on Saturday.

Mercedes announced that Hamilton will continue to drive under the banner in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, his 10th and 11th with the Brackley based team.

“It is hard to believe it’s been nearly nine years working with this incredible team and I’m excited we’re going to continue our partnership for two more years. We’ve accomplished so much together but we still have a lot to achieve, both on and off the track. I’m incredibly proud and grateful of how Mercedes has supported me in my drive to improve diversity and equality in our sport.

“They have held themselves accountable and made important strides in creating a more diverse team and inclusive environment. Thank you to all the dedicated and talented individuals at Mercedes whose hard work makes it all possible and the Board for their continued trust in me. We’re entering a new era of car which will be challenging and exciting and I can’t wait to see what else we can achieve together,” the 36-year-old have said in a statement.

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— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 3, 2021

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— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) July 3, 2021

“As we enter a new era of F1 from 2022 onwards, there can be no better driver to have in our team than Lewis. His achievements in this sport speak for themselves, and with his experience, speed and race-craft, he is at the peak of his powers.

We are relishing the battle we have on our hands this year and that’s why we also wanted to agree this contract early, so we have no distractions from the competition on track. I have always said that as long as Lewis still possesses the fire for racing, he can continue as long as he wants,” Toto Wolff, CEO and Team Principal has said.

Hamilton’s teammate for 2022 remains to be decided, with Finland’s Valtteri Bottas out of contract and young Briton George Russell tipped to replace him.