David Coulthard encourages Lewis Hamilton to stay with Mercedes!

David Coulthard says that Lewis Hamilton does not need to go to Ferrari to finish his career, suggesting the relationship he has with Mercedes will not be beaten elsewhere. Hamilton has won five titles since joining Mercedes in 2013 and could equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven in 2020.

Coulthard knows what it's like to spend multiple seasons at one team, staying with McLaren for nine full seasons before moving to Red Bull.

He said at the 2020 Autosport International: “I’m sure he is talking to Ferrari… but he’s only ever been with Mercedes. Why go and break that?

“Some people want that European twist to their life, but I think Lewis is quite happy in English-speaking territory. Britain and America. America for his play time, Britain for his racing.

“I don’t think he needs the huggy, cuddly, emotional ride that would come with Ferrari. And I don’t believe that Ferrari badge is etched on the inside of his mind since he was a wee kid. So why do it? Money? He’s got plenty of that.

“I have a much stronger feeling that he’s in it for another few years. So it does set us up for what could be an absolutely golden era of Formula One.”