F1 boss gives retirement verdict on Lewis Hamilton after torrid 2022 start with Mercedes

Formula One's managing director of racing Ross Brawn believes Lewis Hamilton will not retire until he wins a record eighth world title.

Hamilton has endured a poor season so far by his standards, having only reached the podium once with a third-place finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 37-year-old currently sits sixth in the Drivers' Championship standings, 68 points behind current leader Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton is also behind his Mercedes teammate George Russell, who has finished ahead of him in four out of the five races so far this season. Despite Hamilton's struggles, Brawn believes he will not retire for at least another year.

"Amid all the glitz and the glamour, you still have a very determined racing driver," Brawn told the Evening Standard. "He's still supremely fit and capable.

"I'm pretty certain he wants to win that eighth championship and, if not this year as looks likely, then next year. I don't know enough about what Mercedes' issues are to know if they can be fixed with the concept of car they have or whether they have to review the concept.

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