Hamilton's decision to pen a one-year contract with Mercedes sparked speculation he may call it quits when the sun sets on the F1 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.
The W12 car, presented Tuesday, retains the black introduced last year as part of the team's campaign against racism and discrimination, and adds a touch of its more traditional silver.
Since joining Mercedes for the 2013 season, Hamilton has won six world championship titles — moving him level with Michael Schumacher on a record seven for his career.
Hamilton is the first from the sport to receive the knighthood while still being an active F1 driver.
Hamilton has won six of his seven F1 titles and 74 of his 92 F1 races with Mercedes.
The seven-time world champion tested positive for COVID-19 the day after winning the Bahrain GP on Nov. 29 and missed last weekend's Sakhir GP.
George Russell, given his chance with Mercedes after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19, completed a lap of the desert track under floodlights in 54.546 seconds.
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain this weekend.
The crash happened with seven-time F1 champion Hamilton leading from Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Racing Point's Sergio Perez.
The Mercedes driver was pegged to just 0.146 sec by Verstappen after the first runs in Q3, suggesting there could be a tight battle.
The seven-time F1 champion looked in total control as he set a time of 1 minute, 27.264 seconds under the floodlights.
The seven-time world champion received personally addressed letters from three alleged torture victims in Bahrain, and Hamilton's reaction was welcomed by the country's human rights group.
The British driver wins a dramatic rain-hit Turkish Grand Prix to match Michael Schumacher seven world drivers' championship record.
Hamilton beat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 5.7 seconds and rushed over to celebrate with the team's engineers and mechanics after the team clinched another constructors' title.
Racing on the track where his childhood idol Ayrton Senna lost his life, Hamilton finished 0.097 seconds behind Bottas’ time of 1 minute, 13.609 seconds.
Hamilton clocked 1 minute, 14.726 seconds on the Enzo and Dino Ferrari track to finish 0.297 ahead of Verstappen's Red Bull.
More than a quarter of a century later, Hamilton still has vivid memories of when his father broke the news as the pair repaired his kart.
Hamilton finished nearly 25.6 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 34.5 clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen for his eighth win of another dominant season.
Having secured a record-extending 97th career pole, Hamilton can make Formula One history if he wins Sunday’s race with a 92nd win to move one clear of Michael Schumacher.
Victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday would move the British driver onto 92 race wins, and surpass the German great's mark of 91 that for so long had been considered untouchable.
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