Lewis Hamilton has put pen to paper on a new Mercedes contract that will keep the seven-time world champion onboard through the 2025 season, witteammatete George Russell was also retained for the same period.
Hamilton who was in the final year of his existing Silver Arrows deal and had been in talks with team boss Toto Wolff for several months, with those discussions eventually resulting in fresh terms.
It comes halfway through Hamilton’s 11th season for Mercedes, having joined the Brackley team back in 2013 and gone on to set a host of records, from championship wins (tied with Michael Schumacher on seven) to pole positions (104), race wins (103) and much more.
Hamilton and Mercedes are currently working hard to return to the front of the F1 grid, their respective title-winning runs having come to an end in 2021, but both sides are confident that the renewed partnership will yield further success.
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