Hamilton's retirement closing in: 'How long can you keep doing those things?'

Lewis Hamilton will be hunting for his eighth world title in 2021. At 36 years of age the Briton is not the youngest on the grid and this season will show, according to Gerhard Berger, if Hamilton is already declining.

Age in Formula 1 is not always a determining factor. In recent years, we have seen that young talents can perform in Formula 1, but with Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and certainly Lewis Hamilton, you also see that people can excel in motorsports later in life. The question is therefore when to stop?

''I think at the end of your career there are always different thoughts running through your head. That will also be the case with Lewis Hamilton from time to time. How long can you keep doing all those things?" Gerhard Berger wonders in conversation with Formule1.de wonders. The former Formula 1 driver is referring to all the peripheral issues that the Brit also has to deal with next to Formula 1.

In 2021, Hamilton will be hunting for an eighth world title to break Schumacher's record, but of course it could also be that his performance will be down in the coming seasons. ''This season will show if we see a Hamilton who will weaken at some point,'' the Austrian concludes.