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Lewis Hamilton says he never considered leaving F1 or Mercedes after contract negotiations started, because he has faith the team will “get there”.
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes did not announce the Briton’s new contract until late August of this year.
While the negotiations were going on, a lot of rumours started making the rounds regarding the Briton’s future, some even saying he had discussions with Ferrari about a possible move to the Italian team.
However, when asked if he ever considered stepping away from Mercedes, Lewis said he did not.
“No, not when we were doing negotiations,” the Briton told Motorsport.com
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“I do have faith that we will get there. We have been here before as a team and while we have more and more new people, we still have great values, and I see great focus within everyone.
“It’s just having really good conversations with everyone back at the factory that they actually make the changes and make the right decisions, and that so easily can go the wrong way.
“I think for this year they thought the fundamentals were good and it was not the case. That’s why I was frustrated in February because they hadn’t made the changes I’d asked [for]. But with the changes we are making, I hope we are right.
“But I guess we have no idea what the Red Bulls are going to do,” Hamilton concluded.
