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A winless season for Lewis Hamilton was possibly the worst bet you could take a year back. How one year has changed everything everyone thought about him shows what a drastic drop in performance we have witnessed.

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Lewis Hamilton was winning day in and day out in 2021. And during that time, he also extended his contract with Mercedes until the end of the 2023 season. But 2022 has barely been a season to remember for him. If anything, he would have hoped on most weekends that it’s a horrific nightmare that he would love to be woken up from.

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Unfortunately, it’s not. And as he still continues, there are questions regarding his future, and whether Mercedes will have him as their driver next year or not.

Team principal, Toto Wolff, cleared a lot of things when he gave fans an insight into Hamilton’s future plans. He saidThe advantage is we speak a lot together. Just last week we sat down and he says ‘look, I have another five years in me, how do you see that?”

So I have no doubt that whatever we agree on a contract extension, which is going to happen, that we both are always going to discuss, very openly, what does the future hold,” said Wolff.

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Wolff’s reassurance and belief in the Briton might settle any jitters fans have.

Lewis Hamilton believes in himself and thinks he can race for much longer

In light of all that has happened this season, and with the possibility of a first winless season in mind, Lewis continues to back himself.

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Speaking to Vanity Fair, he saidI’m still on the mission, I’m still loving driving, I’m still being challenged by it. So I don’t really feel like I have to give it up anytime soon.”

Even in other interviews, Hamilton has been reassuring his fans with his responses. He believes he has the proverbial fuel in his tank to go on and perform as he did for so long.

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Another 5 years of Lewis look realistically a difficult prospect but at the same time, retirement right at the end of this season looks equally far-fetched. 

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Abhay Tyagi is a Formula 1 and NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. Although he has completed his undergrad in Law and Management, he has confidently ventured into the exciting field of sports journalism. With a special affinity for Engineering and Speed, Abhay has always found the world of Motorsports quite exhilarating. Having been an avid follower of Motorsports for over 5 years now, he is an ardent supporter of Max Verstappen and hopes some other driver can soon challenge the Flying Dutchman so that the sport stays thrilling. Other than rooting for Verstappen and Red Bull, he loves to watch Manchester United play, and on other days, you can find him listening to Bon Iver and The Paper Kites.

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