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Hamilton keeping options open as Ferrari speculation mounts

ABU DHABI -- Lewis Hamilton says he is keeping his options open amid mounting speculation he will move to Ferrari when his Mercedes contract expires at the end of 2020.

The news gathered pace over the final race weekend of the year in Abu Dhabi after it emerged in the Italian press that Hamilton had recently met with Ferrari president John Elkann. The six-time world champion is out of contract at the end of next year and could replace Sebastian Vettel if Ferrari decides not to renew the German's contract.

Hamilton did not deny meeting Elkann, saying "everything that happens behind closed doors is always private", but said his future was not yet decided and would partly rest on whether Mercedes boss Toto Wolff stays at the team.