British driver Lewis Hamilton, seven-time Formula 1 world champion, signed a new contract with Mercedes for the 2021 season, announced this Monday the German team. The long-awaited extension of Hamilton puts the Briton on the path to an eighth world title.
If he succeeds in winning the 2021 World Cup, which begins on March 28 with the Bahrain Grand Prix, he will be the sole record holder for crowns. in the premier class of motor sports, leaving behind the German Michael Schumacher.
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“I am very happy to start my ninth season with my Mercedes teammates,” said Hamilton in the statement from his team. “Our team did things amazing together and we can’t wait to continue our success, “he added.
Lewis Hamilton was world champion with McLaren in 2008 and with Mercedes (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020), with which he pulverized all the records of the Formula 1: highest number of victories (95), podiums (165) and pole positions (98).
At Mercedes since 2013, Hamilton had no contract with the German brand since the end 2020. Due to a season affected by the coronavirus pandemic and which ended only in mid-December, but also due to contamination from the pilot to the covid-19 at the beginning of that last month of the year, the extension of his contract was delayed.
“I am determined to continue the path that we have begun to take to make the sport of motoring more diversified for future generations and express my recognition to Mercedes for having given me unconditional support in my fight to address this issue, “continued the pilot, announcing the launch of a” foundation dedicated to diversity and inclusion in sport. ”
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