Lewis Hamilton hoping to agree a new three-year deal with Mercedes
2008 world champion has won five races so far this season Contract could be worth up to £70m over its duration
Lewis Hamilton is expecting a fresh contract from Mercedes this year even though his current deal has 18 months left to run. He said on Thursday: Im sure something will happen this year. Ive made it clear to them that Im not out to see what else there is for me. Mercedes has been my family since I started F1 and I dont see that changing any time soon.
The Mercedes motor sport director, Toto Wolff, has already confirmed he is having talks with Hamiltons representatives. He told the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung: We are already sitting together and negotiating with Lewis about a multi-year contract. Lewis is a fixed part of the team, and I would hope for a long time to come.
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