Yahoo Autos Mercedes F1 team shows off Lewis Hamilton's new ride
LONDON — Lewis Hamilton made delivering on diversity a priority, and was guarded about his future beyond 2021, as Mercedes showed off the car that could power him to a record eighth Formula One title this season.
The 36-year-old Briton has a contract only to the end of 2021, raising speculation about what happens after that.
"I'm kind of in the fortunate position where I've achieved most of the stuff that I have wanted to achieve up until this point," he said at the factory launch with Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas.
"So there's no real need necessarily to plan too far ahead.
"I think we're living in quite an unusual period of time and life, and I just wanted one year. Then we can talk about if we do more and keep adding it one if we have to."
The W12 car retains the black livery introduced last year to reinforce the team's commitment to improving diversity, with elements of silver, burgundy and green.
Hamilton, the sport's only Black driver and most successful of all time, took a knee before every race last year and used his platform to speak out on issues of racial justice.
