Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are an “obvious pairing”, according to team boss Toto Wolff, with contract talks set to begin in the near future.
Hamilton has been associated with Mercedes throughout his single-seater career and has raced for its works team in Formula 1 since 2013.
Hamilton, 35, has won five of the last six Formula 1 titles and enters this year as reigning champion off the back of his 2019 crown.
The Briton’s current two-year deal, agreed in mid-2018, lasts through 2020.
“I think it is the obvious pairing going forward,” said Wolff, on Hamilton’s future.
“We would like to have the fastest man in the car, I know that Lewis wants to be in the fastest car, so there’s an obvious mutual outcome.
“We travel around the world almost 10 months every year, and what we do in the winter is we leave each other in peace.
“The last conversation I had with him was on the evening before the Christmas party and we had a nice chat and that we would start the discussion when he comes back from America and we have properly kicked off the season.”
Wolff added that he has “great belief in the abilities of the team to attract the best drivers.
“At the moment Lewis has proven that he is the best current driver, with his six titles, and on the mid- and long-term I hope we are able to continue to provide technology to the best driver and to attract them.”
Mercedes, which unveiled a new five-year partnership with INEOS on Monday, will launch its 2020 Formula 1 car, the W11, on Friday.
