Lewis Hamilton pens two-year deal with Mercedes

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BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton pens two-year deal with Mercedes worth £60M as seven-time world champion commits to all-conquering Formula One team amid enthralling championship battle with Max Verstappen

By Ollie Lewis For Mailonline

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Lewis Hamilton has committed his future to Mercedes after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal with the all-conquering Formula One team.

Hamilton, 36, is in the midst of an enthralling battle with Max Verstappen over this season’s world championship. Should he emerge victorious, he will break Michael Schumacher’s record for most titles.

And the Briton has no plans in calling it a day on his illustrious career, with the F1 team announcing on Saturday this morning that Hamilton is staying with the side for another two seasons.

Sportsmail understands that the two-year deal is worth £30m a year, with team principal Toto Wolff pulling out all the stops to tie his star man down to extended terms. 

Hamilton’s current one-year deal was concluded only weeks before this season started, raising doubts over how much longer he and Mercedes would stay together. Relations have since warmed up. 

Now Hamilton’s future is secured, Mercedes will decide whether to replace current No 2 Valtteri Bottas with George Russell, the 23-year-old Englishman who is impressing in a substandard Williams. 

More to follow.