Mercedes anticipate to begin contract talks with Lewis Hamilton within the subsequent few days now that the Briton has clinched a record-equalling seventh Formulation One world championship, group boss Toto Wolff has mentioned.

Hamilton’s present deal ends subsequent month.

“Flying again from a seventh drivers’ championship, you may’t discuss a contract. It would not do justice to the achievement,” Wolff informed the BBC.

“We will give it a number of days, then we’re going to discuss it.”

Wolff informed reporters jokingly after Hamilton received Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix to clinch the title, and equal Ferrari nice Michael Schumacher’s seven, that Hamilton had “acquired actually costlier”.

He additionally indicated that there was nonetheless no rush.

“I feel greater than seemingly we’re trying in direction of the top of the 12 months,” the Austrian mentioned of the timeframe.

“Not that we would not make time for one another, however I do not need to put ourselves below strain to say earlier than Bahrain or earlier than Abu Dhabi we’ll announce a brand new contract, as a result of there is no strain. When it is achieved it is achieved.”

Formulation One heads to Bahrain subsequent week for races on successive weekends earlier than the Dec. 13 finale in Abu Dhabi.

Each side have mentioned they need to proceed however simply need to put pen to paper.

“We have three weeks within the Center East — so now it’s kind of extra chilled, however I nonetheless have three races forward of me that I need to win,” Hamilton mentioned on Sunday when requested concerning the talks. “It is not achieved, however we’ll get it achieved, I am certain.”

Mercedes have received the final seven constructors’ and drivers’ titles and the vehicles and guidelines are considerably the identical subsequent 12 months.

Hamilton is now Formulation One’s most profitable driver of all time, with a document 94 wins.

“He loves racing and the competitors, as does the group and myself … so I see us going for extra subsequent 12 months, perhaps placing one other nice 12 months on, after which clearly now we have this great, difficult laws change for 2022,” Wolff mentioned.

“I see us going for some time.”