Lewis Hamilton, Rusell agrees Mercedes contract extension till 2025

Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension with Mercedes to remain on the Formula 1 grid until the end of the 2025 season.

After months of speculation over his future, which included being linked with a move to Ferrari, the seven-time world champion has committed to a deal that extends his racing relationship with Mercedes.

Mercedes also officially confirmed that Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell will remain with team until the end of 2025.

After beginning his F1 career with McLaren in 2007, Hamilton moved to Mercedes at the start of the 2013 season and they have gone on to be the most successful driver-team combination in F1 history.

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The Briton has won six of his seven world titles with Mercedes while the Silver Arrows claimed eight consecutive constructors’ championships from 2014-2021.

Hamilton has picked up 82 of his record 103 F1 wins at Mercedes and also claimed 78 pole positions with the team.

Russell’s hugely impressive debut campaign with the team in 2022, in which he claimed Mercedes’ only win and outscored Hamilton, established the 25-year-old as one of the sport’s top drivers.

While he has endured a more challenging 2023 to date, there is little doubt that he has the potential to succeed Hamilton as the team’s leader when the seven-time world champion does eventually end his career.