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Hamilton has ‘trust’ in Mercedes over contract

Lewis Hamilton says he has “trust” in Mercedes that it isn’t chasing any other drivers while he waits on a new contract with the team.

The 2014 world champion is entering the final year of a three-year contract with Mercedes, with talks yet to resume on a new deal. While both sides said they were happy to continue the partnership last year, negotiations were put on hold until the end of the season due to the title battle and have yet to restart, with Toto Wolff saying Fernando Alonso would be the number one target if Hamilton were to leave.

However, Hamilton says he hasn’t been discussing his future with any other teams and is not concerned about having to agree a new deal with Mercedes.

“As soon as I left the last race, I was at the factory for a couple of days, but I haven’t sat down with the team,” Hamilton told Sky Sports. “But, again, we said last year we’re not in a rush. We’re relaxed. The team have acknowledged they want to continue with me and vice versa, so there is no stress.

“I’m comfortable and confident and trust that they’re not speaking to anyone else and they know that’s the case with me.”

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.