Seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a new one-year contract with Mercedes.
Hamilton will therefore be with Mercedes in 2021 and partner Finnish driver Valterri Bottas.
He said, “I am excited to be heading into my ninth season with my Mercedes teammates. Our team has achieved incredible things together and we look forward to building on our success even further, while continuously looking to improve, both on and off the track.”
The 36-year-old British champion thanked Mercedes for supporting him immensely throughout his career, saying that he is determined to pick up where he left off last season.
“I’m equally determined to continue the journey we started to make motorsport more diverse for future generations and I am grateful that Mercedes has been extremely supportive of my call to address this issue. I’m proud to say we are taking that effort further this year by launching a foundation dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the sport. I am inspired by all that we can build together and can’t wait to get back on the track in March,” Hamilton affirmed.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said that the company has always been aligned with Hamilton. He added that 2020 was a very unusual year which meant that it took some time to finish the process.
Wolff said, "Together, we have decided to extend the sporting relationship for another season and to begin a longer-term project to take the next step in our shared commitment to greater diversity within our sport. Lewis’s competitive record stands alongside the best the sports world has ever seen, and he is a valued ambassador for our brand and our partners."
"The story of Mercedes and Lewis has written itself into the history books of our sport over the past eight seasons, and we are hungry to compete and to add more chapters to it,” he added," he added.
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