Confirmation that Lewis Hamilton has signed a new deal with Mercedes is expected this week. The reigning world champion told Sky Sports last week that a contract extension with Mercedes had been agreed in principle and he was hopeful of putting pen to paper before the Malaysia GP. Although no announcement was forthcoming, it's now expected that a new deal will be ratified this week, with Sky sources suggesting that an announcement may be made as early as Tuesday or Wednesday. Hamilton is in the final few months of the three-year deal he signed in late 2012 to join the Silver Arrows from McLaren. Following last year's title triumph, and his defeat of team-mate Nico Rosberg in seven of the...
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