2023-08-31 14:43:46
One of the Formula 1 serials this summer closed on Thursday morning at Monza with the official announcement of Lewis Hamilton’s two-season renewal with Mercedes. The British pilot, who is 38 years old, will compete until he is 40 with the German brand in which he will complete thirteen seasons in 2025.
As reported by his team, Hamilton has signed a new contract with Mercedes that will keep the seven-time world champion on board until the 2025 season, with teammate George Russell also renewed for the same period.
The Briton was as of Thursday in the final year of his contract with Mercedes and had been in talks with team boss Toto Wolff for several months. The matter has crystallized in two more years.
According to Forbes, Hamilton is the second highest paid driver in Formula 1. Verstappen tops that list, with 60 million. The Englishman, who has been the highest-earning driver in the series in the ranking of all drivers since 2013 (when he signed for Mercedes), is second with an estimated 55 million.
Hamilton will thus reissue the episode starring Fernando Alonso, when he returned to Formula 1 at the age of 40 at the controls of an Alpine. The Englishman will end his contract with Mercedes at the same age. The two drivers who met at the McLaren bonfire in 2007 will, after all, be the longest-lived.
Hamilton is one of the most successful drivers in F1, with a host of records. He has competed in 323 grands prix, has achieved 103 wins, 104 pole positions and 195 podiums in 17 seasons (6 at McLaren, 11 at Mercedes). He has seven world champion titles (2008, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20).
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