LEWIS HAMILTON has lifted the lid on his F1 future after Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed the Brit can reach 400 races in the sport.
Hamilton’s had an illustrious career since starting out with McLaren in 2007.
The Brit went on to join Mercedes in 2013, and has scooped seven titles thus far.
He was denied the chance to break F1 legend Micheal Schumacher’s record and lift his eighth title by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen last season.
And Hamilton’s crushing loss sparked fears that his pending retirement loomed.
But he brushed off the rumours to reach 300 races this season at the French GP.
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Hamilton finished the race in second, behind Verstappen, and his performance led Wolff to claim the Mercedes star can add another 100 races to his catalogue, over the next decade.
He said: “[Lewis and I] talked a few weeks ago about how long our partnership can go and the figure discussed was about five to 10 years, so I think we can go to 400.”
However, Hamilton didn’t share the same optimism when asked about Wolff’s prediction.
He responded: “That’s a lot of races! I firstly just want to be grateful to get to this point.
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“But I still feel fresh and still feel like I’ve got plenty of fuel left in the tank.
“So, I’m enjoying what I’m doing. I’m… really, really proud and enjoying arriving every day and working with this incredible group of people. I’m also enjoying working with the sport more than ever.
He also urged Mercedes to do better after their poor start to the season.
Mercedes languish in third in the F1 table, behind Ferarri and leaders Red Bull.
While Hamilton’s chances of clinching the F1 title look slim as he sits in sixth spot in the driver standings.
He added: “But again, just with our team, I always want to continue to be building.
“It’s one thing having races, but it’s also continuing the work that we do outside and doing more; I think Mercedes and us can always do more, and we will.”
Mercedes and Hamilton will have the chance to close the gap this weekend at the Belgium GP after the F1’s month-long break.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
