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HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – Four-times World Champion Formula One Lewis Hamilton ended up in a two-year-old deal with his Mercedes team until the end of 2020. [19659002] The 33-year-old Briton would have been out of the bargain of the bargain
British media reports have suggested the new deal could be worth up to 40 million pounds a year Hamilton the sport's top earner
Australian Daniel Ricciardo set to remain with Red Bull goal Waiting for Mercedes to set their plans.
Hamilton's current team mate Valtteri Bottas is also out of the end of the year and no mention of the Finn in Thursday's statement.
"This contract has become a formality since (team chief) Toto (Wolff) and I sat down during the winter, so it's good to put pen to paper, announce it and then get on with business as usual," Hamilton said ahead of Sunday's German Grand Prix.
"I have been part of the Mercedes racing family for 20 years and I have never been happier inside a team than I am right now," he added.
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LINGERING DOUBTS
While Hamilton had been expected to stay with the team and have won both the drivers and builders' titles for the past four years.
Former team mate Nico Rosberg stunned the team in 2016 when he won the title
Hamilton, who won his first title with McLaren, enjoys a celebrity lifestyle with plenty of inter The Briton, winner of 65 great prizes and with a record 76 career pole positions from 218 races (19659002) "The competitive passion that burns bright inside me is shared by every single member of this group – always chasing the next improvement and digging even deeper to make sure we come out on the top, "he said.
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The Briton is currently eight points adrift of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel , also a four-times world champion, at the halfway point in the season. Vettel has won four races this year to his rival's three.
Wolff,
"It's a good thing to say that," he said. "
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Clare Fallon)
" We signed the final documents this week and did not want to keep
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