Lewis Hamilton has mentioned that he may proceed to race past 2023 and has added that he’s “nonetheless on the mission” in Formulation One.

Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes expires subsequent 12 months and the 37-year-old sits sixth within the championship standings after a difficult season, 112 factors behind chief Max Verstappen.

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There was hypothesis that the seven-time world champion will retire when his Mercedes deal finishes, however Hamilton admitted he had considered extending his keep in F1 in an interview with Self-importance Honest.

“I will be mendacity if I mentioned that I hadn’t considered extending,” Hamilton mentioned.

“I am nonetheless on the mission, I am nonetheless loving driving, I am nonetheless being challenged by it. So I do not actually really feel like I’ve to present it up anytime quickly.”

Hamilton additionally addressed the controversial finale to final season, when Verstappen beat the British driver to the title after race director Michael Masi’s choice to permit solely the vehicles between the 2 contenders to unlap themselves after a security automotive was launched.

“You see issues begin to unfold and my worst fears got here alive,” Hamilton mentioned. “I used to be like, there isn’t any manner they will cheat me out of this. There is not any manner. That will not occur. Absolutely not.

“I do not know if I can actually put into phrases the sensation that I had. I do keep in mind simply sitting there simply in disbelief. And realising I’ve received to undo my belts, I’ve received to get out of there, I’ve received to climb out of this factor, I’ve received to seek out the power. I had no power. And it was one of many hardest moments, I’d say, that I’ve had in an extended, very long time.

“I knew what had occurred. I knew what selections had been made and why. Sure, I knew that one thing wasn’t proper.”