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Lewis Hamilton: It would be tough to leave Mercedes

After four and a half years at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton says it would be very difficult to leave the team and drive elsewhere when his contract expires at the end of 2018.

Hamilton joined Mercedes at the start of 2013 after six years driving for McLaren, which also supported him through the majority of his junior career. Since moving to Mercedes he has won two of his three world titles, 36 of his 57 grands prix victories and he currently sits second in the drivers' championship, one point behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

With one year remaining on his current contract, attention has started to turn to what Hamilton will do at the end of 2018 when he once again becomes a free agent.