BRACKLEY, United Kingdom — Seven-time Formula 1 world driving champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year extension to continue to drive for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
Hamilton will drive for Mercedes in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, his 10th and 11th with the team. Since joining the works team, Hamilton has claimed six of his seven world championships, 77 race victories and 74 pole positions.
“It is hard to believe it’s been nearly nine years working with this incredible team and I’m excited we’re going to continue our partnership for two more years,” Hamilton said. “We’ve accomplished so much together but we still have a lot to achieve, both on and off the track. I’m incredibly proud and grateful of how Mercedes has supported me in my drive to improve diversity and equality in our sport. They have held themselves accountable and made important strides in creating a more diverse team and inclusive environment.”
As F-1 enters a new era in 2022 with wholesale technical regulation changes, Mercedes and Hamilton will forge new ground in a collaboration which has spanned his entire F-1 career, first powered by Mercedes-Benz with McLaren-Mercedes and then with the works Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, which he joined in 2013.
“As we enter a new era of F1 from 2022 onwards, there can be no better driver to have in our team than Lewis,” said Toto Wolff, CEO of Mercedes-AMG Petronas team. “His achievements in this sport speak for themselves, and with his experience, speed and race-craft, he is at the peak of his powers. We are relishing the battle we have on our hands this year – and that’s why we also wanted to agree this contract early, so we have no distractions from the competition on track. I have always said that as long as Lewis still possesses the fire for racing, he can continue as long as he wants.”