Source: Lewis Hamilton’s Instagram
Lewis Hamilton’s father Anthony says he’s not sure when his son will decide to retire from Formula 1, but in the “new era” he’s “still the driver to beat”.
Lewis Hamilton has signed a deal with Mercedes for two more years, but considering he is 36 years old, it’s often being discussed how much longer he’ll want to continue racing.
His father Anthony Hamilton says he has no idea when Lewis might decide to hang up his helmet.
“I’m not sure is the answer,” the elder Hamilton told talkSPORT.
“As I always say to him if you feel fit, if you’re still enjoying driving the car, still love getting in it, then keep going and that’s what he loves, he loves driving the car, I suspect he’ll keep going.
“There’s still a quarter of the season to go, at the end of the day we’ll keep fighting until the very end, win or lose it would have been a fantastic season.
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“Being the elder in the series, whatever it is, are winners, because it’s very rare that you get to the age of 36, 37 years of age and still be able to compete at this level with drivers that are 10 years your junior, so for us every day is a championship win.
“Lewis is the last of the Mohicans if you think about it, he’s from the era of Rosberg, [Robert] Kubica, [Heikki] Kovalainen, and all those guys have gone but you’ve still got Lewis who’s still here.
“He is in the new era with all these new young drivers and still the driver to beat. There isn’t a huge amount of pressure on Lewis, but he’s competitive and every race that he competes in he wants to win.
“He’s going on 37, but going on 22,” Anthony concluded.
