Lewis Hamilton offers F1 retirement hint to boost Toto Wolff and Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has hinted he could 'probably' stay in F1 for another 100 races as he still feels 'young and fresh'. The remarks come months after Toto Wolff first suggested Hamilton could take part in 400 races during his F1 career.

The champion celebrated his 300th F1 race at the French Grand Prix in late July with strong speculation about his future. Hamilton's two-year contract extension with Mercedes expires at the end of 2023.

However, the Briton appeared to put doubts over his future to rest, suggesting he is still 'energized' to compete at the top of the sport. Speaking to Canal+, Hamilton said: "As crazy as it is, 300 is such a big number of races, but I feel young and fresh. I still feel as energetic as I did five years ago. years

"It's just a number. I could go up to 400 probably. It comes just months after Hamilton told Vogue he would be lying if he hadn't thought about extending his contract. .

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Speaking ahead of the French Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Wolff claimed he had already held talks with Hamilton over his F1 future. He explained, "[Lewis and I] talked a few weeks ago about the length of our partnership and the number being discussed was around five to 10 years, so I think we can go up to 400." /p>

At the time, Hamilton refused to accept that he could reach 400 runs by the end of his time in the sport. He added: “That’s a lot of shopping! First of all, I want to be grateful that it's come to this.

“But I still feel fresh and I still feel like I have a lot of fuel left in the tank. So I'm enjoying what I'm doing.” But, Hamilton has previously suggested that he didn't want to stay in F1 after the age of 40.

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That means he could be tempted to sign a one-year extension until 2024 to bring him up to the age of 39. But, Mercedes will likely want to nail down their prized asset with a multi-year deal after delivering six world championships since 2014.

Experts had suggested Hamilton quit F1 due to the uncompetitive nature of his Mercedes car this season. But, Hamilton then addressed the concerns, saying it was not in his DNA to leave the team.