British world champion Lewis Hamilton’s stay at Formula One team Mercedes is all but confirmed to be extended by at least another season.

A post on the team’s official Twitter page on Thursday carried the hashtag “announce” accompanied by the “coming soon” and “pen” emojis along with a quote from Hamilton expressing his desire to stay with Mercedes.

The 35-year-old won a record-equalling seventh Formula One title last month, six of which have come since his switch from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013.

The quote read: “I plan to be here next year. I want to be here next year. I think we as a team have more to do together and more to achieve, both in the sport but even more outside it.”

Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s championship haul with his seventh title and already has more race wins, pole positions and podiums than any other driver in the sport’s history.

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After finishing third at the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi last weekend, Hamilton said he wanted his future to be resolved before Christmas.

Both Hamilton and Mercedes have long flirted with the imminent contract extension. However, at one point a cloud of doubt on the future of Toto Wolff, the team principal and CEO of Mercedes, did make the Brit’s decision seemingly uncertain.

The Silver Arrows have already sealed one of their two drivers for the 2021 season in Finn Valtteri Bottas.