Hamilton signed a new two﷽-year deal 🅠with Mercedes which was announced ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

It means Hamilton will race alongside168澳洲5最新开奖结果: George Russell into his 40s.

The surprising aspect of the deal was that the contract was only for two ꧑more years despite Hamilton’s consistent mantra that he wants to stay in F1 for longer than that.

He reiterated that stance to Sky: “The goal within those two years is 100 per cent to be fighting and win a world championship. W🌠e are second in the constructor༺s' championship right now and we want to dethrone those who are at the top. I have 100 per cent faith that we can do that.

“In terms of long-term, I'm thinking about my next contract - what that will look like,ꦚ how long that will be. I plan to be here for a while.”

However, in the same interview Hamilton made an interesting admission that he could 𝓀have a change of heart in wanting to sti💛ck around.

Mercedes have str🅰uggled since the turn of the new technical regulations in 2022, winning just o💦ne race since the start of last year.

With the🐽m no closer to the front and challenging Red😼 Bull, Hamilton’s patience won’t last forever.

"But it could change,”  he added. “I could come back next year 🦄and be like 'damn it'. Who knows? You never⛄ know where you are going to be in life but right now I'm very focused on staying positive every day. I know that's not easy for anyone.

"Staying fit and healthy and trying to find that🧜 balance of enjoying yourself and your work - balance with family life and all those sort of things. I think I've got a pretty decent balance right now. That's enabling me to really love what I'm doing."