Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Agree on New Contract: Latest Details, Reaction, More

Lewis Hamilton has signed a three-year contract extension with Mercedes, keeping him with the Formula One team until 2018 and reportedly making him Britain's highest-paid sportsman. Mercedes confirmed on Wednesday that Hamilton had put pen to paper on the new contract, giving both him and the team a significant boost ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton commented on the deal, per Mercedes' official release: "Mercedes is my home and I couldn't be happier to be staying here for another three years. This is a company filled with real passionate racers, from the board room to the factory floor, and an incredible hunger to win. Even after the success of last year, that hunger is greater than ever—and it's the ...

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