Lewis Hamilton returns to talk about his branded future Mercedes. The seven-time world champion, in an exclusive interview given to BBC, touched on a very thorny topic like that of its future. At age 39, Hamilton is ready for the 2024 season, below of the two-year renewal accrued with Mercedes. His career, therefore, cards in hand, should end at the age of and, precisely for this reason, there is certainly no shortage of thoughts about its future. Lewis, however, when teased on the subject, never disguised it desire to continue racing even after 2025. "One thing you need to learn is that noYou must never say never. I didn't think I'd continue – Hamilton admitted – up to 40 years. The reason is very simple: they were really long and exhausting seasons. All of this clearly involves a long period of time in which you are away from everyone, and I have already been doing this for 16 years".
Hamilton: “Still future at Mercedes? I still love driving”
Hamilton is not hiding: he has considered quitting and at the moment he doesn't know if he will continue at Mercedes in the future, even if the passion is there and still is a lot. "I still like driving and getting in the car – admitted the seven-time world champion –. When they start it and people look at us, there is still a smile on my face like the first day I drove.".
“It's not easy to stay at the top for so many years”
Retirement, therefore, still seems to be far away and certainly won't happen until 2025, even if several times during his career Hamilton thought about raising the white flag"It's not easy to stay at the top: committing, training and continuing to deliver results is one of the most difficult things ever. There is a lot of pressure and you are constantly under scrutiny. At the moment – explained Hamilton – I'm at a point in my life where there is absolutely no way I can win. If I win a race I'm told I'm a seven-time world champion, while if I don't win they criticize me. If I look at it like that, I can think that in life he can only lose and precisely for this reason that I asked myself several times if I wanted to face all this".
