Hamilton committed to F1 for now, but future remains open

Lewis Hamilton says he remains committed to Formula One for the foreseeable future but cannot say whether he will still be racing in four years, leaving open whether he will compete into his mid-40s or in the 2030s. The seven-time world champion made the comments ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, saying he still wants to race in Africa and is prepared to continue for as long as he feels able to perform. A planned Grand Prix in Rwanda is expected in the early 2030s, when Hamilton, now 41, would be at least 45. His ambition to race there does not amount to a commitment to stay in the sport until then. Hamilton said he would not want to continue if his performance had substantially declined. He said he remained fully committed for now and pointed to his results last season as evidence that he had defied expectations about his ability to compete. He did not offer a definite retirement date. He also said his reaction in a recent race was faster than that of some younger drivers. That was Hamilton’s own assessment; the remarks did not establish comparative reaction-time data. He said age could bring challenges he could not yet anticipate, while noting that drivers could use tools to...