Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Career which includes 103 race wins, is one of the oldest and the most successful in the history of F1 with the British driver having the most number of wins. This year, he will become 38 with questions arising of his retirement but will that happen soon? Let’s find out.
Lewis Hamilton: The Ideal Career?
Before coming into F1, Lewis’s life was nothing short of miserable. Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Career includes all of his wins in a Mercedes Engine with most of them coming with the Mercedes team. While 31 coming with McLaren. Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Career started with McLaren in 2007, with his first career win coming in the Canadian Grand Prix as he grabbed the pole position and he hasn’t stopped since then. He later joined Mercedes in 2013. He has won 7 F1 Championships, dominating every single race.
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Is His Career Nearing Its End?
Fans are always criticizing a driver even if he’s giving his best, but many fans think that Lewis Hamilton’s F1 career is about to end, but some think otherwise especially with him finishing third in Spanish Grand Prix 2023. The British driver is known for his consistency, and if not the pole at least in the top 7. And another fact is that even after 200+ races there hasn’t been a race in which he did not finish in the top 10 except being disqualified. This is a unique feature of Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Career.
Lewis Deals With Mercedes
On the other hand, The British driver wants to continue his F1 Career with the Mercedes team. A new contract is yet to be signed between Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team. Lewis Hamilton has demanded a five-year contract that could earn him 250 million dollars. This contract will allow the seven-time world champion to race till he’s 43.
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The British driver thinks that he could only win more races by being with his team. “Lewis wants five years, and if it were just a one-year extension I don’t think he’d accept it,” a Mercedes insider told the British newspaper.
Another hurdle for Mercedes is that even though George Russell has made peace with the 38-year-old driver, he would not accept being in shadow for a longer term.
The Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff has hinted that Lewis Hamilton’s Future with Mercedes could be solved after the Canadian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has provided no more update on the contract but he has stated that Toto is a great friend of his and the matter will be solved, next week or next month. It doesn’t matter.
Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Career Future is still to be decided but by the looks, there is no other way for the British driver to win his eighth world championship with any other team.
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