End to rumor mill. Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton will continue together in the Formula 1 World Championship for the ninth consecutive year. The Brackley team has made official this Monday at 12:00 peninsular time the renewal of Hamilton until the end of 2021, one of the inalienable conditions that Daimler had imposed to sign the agreement due to the economic uncertainty that the coronavirus pandemic has caused.
The current champion, who for several weeks has been in the mountains of Colorado (United States) preparing physically before getting on the W12 at shakedown (filming day) that the Silver Arrows will organize at the Silverstone circuit on March 2, has wanted to thank the confidence that the Northamptonshire training has given you at all times, as well as a message to his rivals stating that he continues to have the same determination to win.
“I really want to start my ninth season at Mercedes. Our team has achieved great things together and we only think about building on our success to go further and always seek to improve on and off the circuit. I have the same determination to continue the path that we started to make motorsport more diverse for future generations. I thank Mercedes for the great support in this matter. I am proud to say that that effort will go further this year with the creation of a foundation dedicated to diversity and inclusion in sport. I’m inspired by what we can build together and can’t wait to be back in March, “says Lewis.
“We were always on the same line as Lewis about how we should continue, but the unusual year 2020 made it take longer to finish the process. Together, we have decided to extend our relationship one more season and take this long project to the next. level with our shared commitment to make this sport more diverse, Lewis’s records place him among the best athletes we have seen and he is highly valued by our brand and sponsors. The history of Mercedes and Lewis has been in the history books of our sport for eight seasons. We are hungry to compete and add even more chapters, “says Toto Wolff.