Lewis Hamilton on Thursday denied all experiences that he has been approached by Ferrari and stated he was set to re-sign with Mercedes “within the coming weeks”.

The seven-time world champion’s present contract expires this yr.

He has been in discussions with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff for a number of months, however lately handed the duty of finishing what could also be his last contract in Method One to his private administration workforce.

“I believe, naturally, if you end up in contract negotiations there’s at all times going to be hypothesis,” Hamilton, 38, instructed a information convention on the Monaco Grand Prix.

“However, except you hear it from me, that’s all it’s. There’s a sure particular person on this room that has written at the least one among them – I don’t know, however possibly with final weekend being cancelled, they only received bored.

“However my workforce is working carefully behind the scenes with Toto and we’re virtually on the level of getting the contract prepared. I’m having the workforce centered on that so I can simply do my job.

“It’s a a lot better place than I was in earlier than as a result of I used to do the negotiations by myself and it was very aggravating. I don’t have to do this anymore.”

He added when requested, that he hoped the contract could be accomplished “hopefully within the coming weeks”

Hamilton’s denial of any strategy from Ferrari adopted an earlier rejection of the hypothesis by Ferrari workforce chief Fred Vasseur.

He stated additionally that regardless of an extended win drought for the reason that 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, he remained eager to stick with Mercedes.

“I believe we’re nonetheless a championship-winning workforce,” stated Hamilton.

“It’s simply that we’ve had the flawed automotive. I used to be a bit gutted when the final race was cancelled as a result of I used to be excited to attempt our new package deal there. This (Monaco) just isn’t the most effective platform for it track-wise however hopefully we’ll see extra subsequent week.”

In the meantime, Hamilton hopes he and team-mate George Russell might be “extra within the combat for victory” this weekend the place Mercedes will run a heavily-revised model of their hitherto disappointing 2023 automotive.

Talking forward of Sunday’s eightieth version of the basic race, Hamilton admitted he had been excited and full of anticipation and hope, citing a sense that the workforce had “discovered the north star” once more.

A large-ranging replace package deal has given the workforce a brand new path in design philosophy for his or her automotive and enlivened hopes of a revival after a run of disappointments.

“I don’t suppose we might be combating for a win essentially, however hopefully we might be extra within the combat. I’ve been so excited to get within the automotive once more and to really feel these modifications,” stated Hamilton.

“I really feel that hopefully it places us on the proper path to progress ahead and try to catch the blokes forward.”

He added: “I’m actually inspired after I go to the manufacturing unit and see how arduous everyone seems to be working. Final yr we have been a bit bit misplaced by way of find out how to repair the problems we had.

“However now, I really feel just like the workforce have discovered the north star. They know precisely the place we have to go and find out how to get there.”

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