{"id":1675175,"date":"2022-10-06T04:05:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1675175"},"modified":"2022-10-06T04:06:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:06:09","slug":"motor-racing-hamilton-plans-to-continue-racing-beyond-end-of-current-mercedes-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/motor-racing-hamilton-plans-to-continue-racing-beyond-end-of-current-mercedes-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor racing-Hamilton plans to continue racing beyond end of current Mercedes deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmotor-racing-hamilton-plans-to-continue-racing-beyond-end-of-current-mercedes-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1675175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>By Abhishek Takle<\/p>\n<p>SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) \u2013     Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday said he did not plan on retiring from Formula One any time soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The Briton, who races for Mercedes, signed a two-year contract with the Brackley-based team last year keeping him at the outfit until the end of 2023 at least.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters ahead of Sunday\u2019s Japanese Grand Prix, Hamilton said he would race beyond the end of that deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI plan on staying longer,\u201d Hamilton said at the Suzuka circuit, adding he definitely wanted to remain with Mercedes in some role for life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just not set in stone how long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff in an interview with Channel 4 that aired over the Singapore Grand Prix weekend said Hamilton, who turns 38 in January, had told him he could go on for another five years.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton on Thursday said he hadn\u2019t spoken to Wolff about his comments but that it was a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m feeling good,\u201d said the Briton, who made his debut in 2007 with McLaren before moving to Mercedes at the end of 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love what I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of work to do, a lot to achieve still.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m not planning on going anywhere, any time soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s run of four successive titles came to an end last year when Red Bull rival Max Verstappen denied him an unprecedented eighth championship on the last lap of a controversial season finale.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old hasn\u2019t been in the hunt this year and is still searching for his first win to add to his record 103-victory career haul, with Mercedes having been caught out by the rule changes introduced this season.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton, a vocal advocate of environmental causes, human rights, social justice, equality and diversity said his main motivation behind continuing would remain fighting for wins and championships.<\/p>\n<p>But he also wanted to carry on so he could continue to make the sport more inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of work that still needs to be done in this sport,\u201d said Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t retire now because I\u2019m only just embarking in helping shift and create a more open and inclusive environment here in this sport and I\u2019ve got to stay to help that continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Abhishek Takle; editing by David Evans)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/motor-racing-hamilton-plans-to\/attachment\/file-photo-singapore-grand-prix\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI950BB-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI950BB-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/motor-racing-hamilton-plans-to\/attachment\/singapore-grand-prix-24\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI950BE-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI950BE-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) \u2013 Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday said he did not plan on retiring from Formula One any time soon. 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