Lewis Hamilton has ‘zero doubts’ that he’ll be in F1 for a number of extra seasons

Lewis Hamilton insisted he’ll be in Formula One for a number of years as he moved to shield the disappointing begin to his Ferrari profession. Hamilton described the hot Spanish Grand Prix – the place he was once ordered by means of Ferrari to transport apart for teammate Charles Leclerc and was once then handed by means of Sauber motive force Nico Hülkenberg within the ultimate laps – as one of the crucial worst races he has ever skilled.

Hamilton is 23 issues in the back of Leclerc, and 115 adrift of the championship chief, Oscar Piastri, sooner than this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. But talking at the eve of the race in Montreal, the 40-year-old, who’s within the first of a two-season take care of Ferrari, stated: “I have literally only just started with this team. I am here for several years and I am in it for the long haul.

“There is no question as to where my head is at, and what I want to achieve with his team. There are zero doubts so please stop making up [reports about his future].”

Since his blockbuster transfer from Mercedes, Hamilton received the dash spherical in China in March, however his file in the primary occasions to this point for Ferrari reads 10th, disqualified, 7th, 5th, 7th, 8th, fourth, 5th and 6th. Ferrari are already 197 issues in the back of McLaren within the constructors’ standings with reviews in Italy claiming Fred Vasseur’s place as group foremost is underneath danger.

But Hamilton stated: “I don’t think that is on the cards as far as I am aware and I certainly would not be supportive of that. Firstly, I love working with Fred. He is the main reason I am in this team, and I got the opportunity to be here because of Fred which I am forever grateful for.

“We are in this together, and things are not perfect. I am here to work with the team but also Fred. I want Fred here and I believe he is the person to take us to the top.

“Most people don’t know what is going on in the background. It is not easy, we are having to make changes, there is a lot of work to do, and there is pressure because we want to win, but that [Vasseur leaving] is not a discussion at the moment. I am here to win with Fred and he has my full support.”