Lewis Hamilton had another great race in Imola. The 6-times world champion overcame some jittery early laps, capitalized on a lucky pit stop and crossed the checkered flag in P1, sealing his 93 victory.

The Briton seems unstoppable at the moment, and it looks like his domination over the grid will continue for a long period of time. Or will it?

Addressing the media after the race, on whether his future depends on Mercedes boss signing an extension, he said, “I don’t even know if I’m going to be here next year. So it’s not a concern for me at the moment.

“I would like to be here next year. But there’s no guarantee of that, for sure. There’s is a lot that excites me of the ‘after life.’ So, time will tell.”

Those sound like some incredibly grim words that could concern Hamilton and F1 fans in general.

However, it’s just an indication of the fact that he is yet to sign a contract for 2021. Many a times, considering all of Hamilton’s success, it does get easy to forget that he is still without a contract for next year.

However, if one is still not convinced, Hamilton reiterated the fact that he’s feeling good and intends to continue for a lot longer.

He said, “We’re in November. It’s crazy that Christmas isn’t that far away. Naturally, I feel great and I feel like I could keep going for plenty of months.”

Lewis Hamilton shares his thoughts on leading Mercedes to a 7th consecutive Constructors’ title

With a classic one-two result in Italy, Mercedes sealed yet another championship with 4 races still to go.

Reflecting on that, Hamilton said at the post race interview, “It’s just very overwhelming right now. I look at my crew, this team here, and I know all the men and women back at the factory in Brackley and Brixworth, they’re the unsung heroes.

“I’m forever grateful to everyone to even be a part of it. To be a part of breaking a record like this. No team has done this before.

“Seven time champs – that’s something I’m going to be able to tell my grandchildren one day.”

With only 4 races to go, there are a few interesting story lines worth following. Chief among them will be Hamilton’s contract issue. What do the next few weeks have in store for us? Only time will tell.