Lewis Hamilton has made it adamant that he is ‘very happy’ at Mercedes but it is no rush to sign a new contract, days after team-mate, Nico Rosberg, signed a new deal.
Rosberg signed a ‘multi-year’ deal on Wednesday and it is not known how long the contract length is exactly, but is thought to be until the end of 2016, for the championship leader.
Hamilton, who is in his second season with Mercedes, is expecting to sit down in the future to discuss talks of a new contract, but does not want to rush the decision.
“Obviously I’m in a different position to Nico. His contract was due to run out at the end of this year, so it was the right time for him to discuss things, whereas my contract is until the end of 2015,” he is quoted as saying by Press Association Sport.
“I’m very, very happy in the team and naturally I assume I’ll sit down with the bosses and we’ll discuss the future.
“But I’ve been with Mercedes since I was 13 years old, and it’s very difficult for me to see myself anywhere else, but you never know what the future may hold.”
Whilst Hamilton won last time out at Silverstone, at his home race, Rosberg suffered his first retirement of the season and now the championship battle is down to just four points in Rosberg’s favour. It will be the German who will have the advantage of a home crowd during this weekend’s German GP.
“For every driver when he goes into his home race he gets a boost, and I think Nico will have that extra boost this weekend,” Hamilton said.
“Not least because Germany have just won the World Cup and the whole country is on a serious high.
“Hopefully that will also have a positive effect on the whole team, as Mercedes-Benz.”
