Two more years with Mercedes! / Formula 1 SPEEDWEEK

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From Vanessa Georgoulas – 19.07.2018 12:15

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has long since left off with her Mercedes contract extension. The home game of the star brand is now confirmed: the quadruple world champion is still two years on board.

"Today, there is exciting news," Lewis Hamilton wrote on Instagram, and showed four fire emojis. In addition, the Mercedes team announced with a photo of the last contract page that the long-awaited confirmation of the extension of the contract will be held punctually at the Silver Arrows home game in Hockenheim.

And so on: Hamilton will stay on board for two years he has won three of his four world titles and 44 of his 65 GP wins with the star brand. With this record, he is the most successful driver in the history of the car race of the German automaker for 112 years.

"Since Toto (Wolff, Anm.) And in the winter, this contract extension was only a formality.It is therefore good to sign and announce everything now, so that we can come back to our current affairs, "says the Briton, who works for Silver since 2013.

" I was part of the Mercedes 20-year-old racing family, and I never got myself felt more comfortable in a team than today. We are on the same wavelength on and off the racetrack – and I look forward to new triumphs and bring the star to shine even more in the future. I firmly believe that Mercedes will be the right team for me in the years to come. "

" Despite the many shared successes we have been celebrating since 2013, this team is more hungry than ever. Zetsche and members of the board of directors at the summit of Daimler, Toto and team management to all colleagues, I meet in the corridors of Brixworth and Brackley. The passion for the contest that fascinates me is shared by all members of the group. We are always on the lookout for the next improvement and with an ever increasing commitment to position ourselves at the top. I look forward to seeing what we can do together in the next two and a half years. "

The joy is great at Wolff, the director of Mercedes Motorsport." We are on a par with Lewis since our first meeting after last season to discuss the details of the deal. – but it is understandable that there has been a lot of interest and speculation around the whole process, so far it is good to finish the subject now and to announce the Extension. "

" This week we signed the final documents and did not want to put people under torture, "says the Viennese. "Most of Lewis' Formula 1 drivers are already known – he is one of the greatest in the history of the sport and his records speak for themselves. However, when I work with him, what I like the most about meeting with the person under the racing helmet, is his ruthless will to improve, his emotional intelligence as a member of the team. Team and his great loyalty to his environment. Mercedes has become Lewis's home in Formula 1 and its history will always be associated with the silver and green colors of Mercedes-AMG-Petronas. I firmly believe that some incredible chapters of our shared history are waiting for us.