“In this next year we must see drivers switching, there is a lot going on, that is happening in the background, each driver talking to certain teams,” the 34-year-old British driver, in Brazil for the penultimate race of the year, told a news conference organised by team sponsor Petronas.
Formula One has unveiled major rule changes for 2021, with radically overhauled cars expected to make races closer and more exciting, while new spending restrictions should limit the advantage now held by top teams. “I think both have really fair, agressive driving styles, which is great,” he said. “In terms of who is going to win, well hopefully I’m still here to try to stop them.
A new track in Rio de Janeiro is due to replace Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit on the calendar in 2021 but Hamilton saw no need to change the track where he won his first title with McLaren in 2008.