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Alex Kalinauckas

Abu Dhabi '21, Tom Brady, turning 40 – What's behind Hamilton's new F1 deal

Barring a shock twist such as injury or worse, Hamilton intends to extend his time driving at Mercedes in F1 through the 2024 and 2025 seasons – in the process competing in 13 seasons. 

That is two more than the current record of 11 which he currently shares with Michael Schumacher, after the German raced with Ferrari between 1996 and 2006. Hamilton already leads in terms of record number of races started for a single team, with his 213 Mercedes starts to Schumacher's 180 for the Scuderia. 

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