The news had been in the air for months and was never really in doubt, despite some rumors wanting him away from Brackley to settle in Maranello. Now, however, it's official: Lewis Hamilton will remain a Mercedes driver for the next two seasons. Along with the confirmation of the seven-time world champion, also comes that of his partner George Russell. So let's hear them statements by Lewis and his colleagues regarding its renewal.
The words of Hamilton
“You will have to put up with me for a little longer… Happy with the renewal with a team with whom I faced a very long journey and we have some unfinished business to get back to the top. I do not have never had any doubts about what to do. I did my part to try to get out of last year's difficult situation and things have improved this year. For the future, we need unity of purpose, rowing in the same direction and perseverance to achieve the objectives. You can't be perfect, but the pursuit of perfection is exciting in F1.".
"I'm here to win more world championships, this is the outstanding issue I was talking about before. We were the winningest team, we had the winningest streak. But now it's more difficult to get back to the top and we have to do what Red Bull is now. How did they convince me? The meetings with all the department managers, we met to understand the direction to take for the future. We are convinced that we are the best in what we do"
Valtteri Bottas: “I'm not surprised by Hamilton's renewal, he still has the fire inside him".
Lando Norris: “The renewal of Hamilton? AND nice to be able to compete with one of the biggest ever".
