F1 champion Hamilton staying with Mercedes to 2020


Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 8, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates second place on the podium after the race REUTERS/Andrew Yates

HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Four-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton ended months of speculation about his future on Thursday by signing a new two-year deal keeping him at his Mercedes team until the end of 2020.

The 33-year-old Briton would have been out of contract at the end of this season and the negotiations have been a major talking point in the paddock.

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