The seven-time world champion’s future has been an ongoing subplot to this♌ season given he is out of contract at the end of the year and an extension is yet toꩲ be signed. 

The apparent uncertainty has led to repo🏅rts linking Hamilton with a sensational switch to Ferrari, even though the 38-year-old Briton has repeatedly insisted he has no plans to leave Mercedes. 

After leading a d🌠ouble podium for Mercedes in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, Hamilton said he is focused on making sure the team head into 2024 on a par with runaway leaders Red Bull. 

Asked whether his answer meant he would still be driving for Mercedes next year, Hamilton admitted he will h🉐old talks with Wolff on Monday. 

“Well I haven’t signe⭕d a꧙nything yet,” Hamilton said, laughing. 

“But, we’re meeting with Toto tomorrow so hope💃fully we can get something done.” 

Hamilton later attempted to downplay the meeting, adding: “I m🌊ean, we’ve had so many meetings. So, it’s just another one of the mee🌟tings that we’re having.”

And Hamilton insisted speculation ✨overꦡ his F1 future has not been distracting for him. 

“I mean,𒐪 you can see today my results, my performance is not affected by th♊at,” he said. 

“It’s always something that’s at the back of your mind [though] so once that’s done then you’re able t🌠o focus more 🃏and think about the future.

“But as I said, I’m working as hard as I can with this team and I see so much strength within the team, I think they’re still so hungry, and the podium today was really, really special, I saw them in the distance, at the back [of the crowd] – they’re always at the back! – b🐈ut to be able to see the excitement🔜 in all the people I’ve worked with in such a long time [is special].

“And when we go back right now, it’ll be a great energy within the office. These guys, they’ll take tw🅠o seconds to💮 enjoy themselves and be happy and then they’ll go back down into the books and trying to figure out how we can win the next race. That’s what I love about them.”