LONDON: Lewis Hamilton has signed a one-year deal with Mercedes for the 2021 season, the Formula One team announced on Monday.
The British driver will be competing for an unprecedented eighth world title when the new season gets under way in Bahrain next month.
Hamilton said he was “excited” to be heading into a ninth season with the Silver Arrows.
“Our team has achieved incredible things together and we look forward to building on our success even further, while continuously looking to improve, both on and off the track,” he said.
The 36-year-old equalled Michael Schumacher’s championship haul with his seventh title in 2020 and already has more race wins, pole positions and podiums than any other driver in the sport’s history.
Hamilton had been out of contract since his previous deal expired on the final day of December.
Hamilton has won six of his seven titles with Mercedes since joining in 2013. He won his first crown in 2008 when he was at McLaren.
Four of them have come in the past four seasons as Hamilton bounced back with aplomb from the disappointment of losing the 2016 title to then team-mate Nico Rosberg.
