Lewis Hamilton hit back at fellow British Formula One champions Damon Hill and Jenson Button for suggesting he was holding off on a new deal until he knew how competitive his Mercedes was this year.<\/p>\n
Seven-time world champion, now 38, is out of contract at the end of the season that starts in Bahrain on Sunday but has said a new deal will be done.<\/p>\n
This week Hill wrote in his column for the Daily Telegraph newspaper that Hamilton might be “less-minded to sign a new long-term deal” if the car were miles off the pace while\u00a0Button was quoted by the Independent as saying his fellow-Briton could be tempted to retire if the wins dried up.<\/p>\n
“It’s ultimately people creating rumors without facts.”, Hamilton said.<\/p>\n
“It’s never helpful, and you would have thought that they would both know me by now. I have been with Mercedes since I was 13… and whether or not we have a difficult year this year, I will still be here. I am a fighter and we fight as a team.”, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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