LEWIS HAMILTON has appeared to put retirement talk to bed as he enjoyed an early-morning run with Mercedes trainer Angela Cullen. It led to fears Hamilton was considering QUITTING the sport after losing out to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. But there still has been no official confirmation yet from Merc or Hamilton regarding the racer’s future. Hamilton was leading by ten seconds going into lap 54 in last season’s finale, only to have victory cruelly snatched away after the deployment of a safety car. He has since been accused of trying to get FIA Race Director Michael Masi the sack, after he failed to obey the correct rules by allowing lapped cars between Hamilton and Verstappen to overtake. Hamilton is due to report back to Mercedes duty on February 23 for pre-season testing.

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