Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he has a \u201cpretty long contract\u201d with Ferrari, hinting that his deal may extend beyond the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Hamilton signed from Mercedes on a multi-year deal ahead of the 2025 season, with no exact end date listed as the seven-time World Champion looks to add another title with the Scuderia.<\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton hints at \u2018pretty long\u2019 Ferrari deal after future contract question<\/p>\n
Hamilton<\/a> has not yet scored a podium for his new team in a full race, though has taken Sprint victory at the Chinese Grand Prix this season.<\/p>\n The Briton is fulfilling a career dream of his to be a Ferrari driver, and is hoping to hit the ground running with the huge upcoming 2026 regulation changes.<\/p>\n The 40-year-old was asked if talks had begun over extending his current deal with the Scuderia, but hinted that his contract may extend beyond 2026, explaining that the year prior to its expiry would be the time to start talks, but that has not yet been the case for him.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, I have a pretty long contract,\u201d Hamilton said in Brazil.<\/p>\n \u201cSo normally, when you do a contract, it\u2019s usually the year before [expiry] that you start to talk about it. So I\u2019m a little bit far from that right now.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Revealed: What happened with Ferrari\u2019s 10 other British signings?<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 F1 driver contracts: What is the contract status of every driver on the 2025 grid?<\/a><\/p>\n Hamilton will be looking to earn a first Ferrari Grand Prix podium at Interlagos this weekend, having taken three previous victories and his first World Championship at the circuit in 2008.<\/p>\n He referenced his childhood hero, Ayrton Senna, ahead of the weekend, and the Brazilian\u2019s own dream to race for Ferrari<\/a> that never came to fruition.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had lots of ups and downs here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had a loss of a championship [in 2007], I\u2019ve won a championship here. I\u2019ve pretty much experienced almost everything you can experience at this circuit.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really hoping this weekend can be a good weekend. It\u2019s obviously my first time in red here. I\u2019m very, very proud to wear these colours, and I\u2019m excited to leave the garage in red.<\/p>\n \u201cI know Ayrton dreamed of racing for Ferrari, so I guess I get to live a bit of that dream for him, and you\u2019ll see the first time in Brazil, you\u2019ll see a yellow helmet in the red car, which is cool \u2013 also the Brazilian flag on my helmet.\u201d<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1, and much more!<\/p>\n