LEWIS HAMILTON wants to race into his forties by signing a new bumper deal with Mercedes. The seven-time world champ, 37, told his team that he has another five years left in the sport. Hamilton’s £40million-a-year deal is up in 15 months but he is in talks with team boss Toto Wolff over an extension. If he signed for another five years, Hamilton would still be racing when he is 42 years old. But Wolff does not see age as a limiting factor, with Brit Hamilton’s old rival Fernando Alonso, 41, still racing competitively. “If you look at where Fernando is with 41 years, he’s still very much there.

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