Lewis Hamilton says he has no desire to chase Michael Schumacher's record seven titles as he predicts another five to six years in Formula 1.
The Briton currently has three titles to his name and looks set for a tight battle with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg for a fourth.
Whilst Hamilton admits it would be "amazing" to get near to Schumacher's record, but it isn't a goal he has set himself.
"There isn't a final goal," he said during a UBS Q&A session. "People have been asking me, 'do you want to go for Michael [Schumacher]'s record?', for example. Honestly, I have zero desire in my heart to go for that. But if I happened to be fortunate enough get anywhere near there that would be amazing."
Hamilton is currently one year into a three-year extension to his Mercedes contract and reckons he'll see out another three of four years In F1 after that deal comes to an end, which would see him racing at the age of 37 – the same age Kimi Raikkonen will be later this season.
Hamilton reckons that is the right age to retire and concentrate his efforts elsewhere.
"I try and think to myself 'what's your five year plan?' and try to set out to do it. I've obviously signed for another three years with Mercedes – after that I see myself staying for another three or four years.
"While I'm 37 I'll still be relatively young so I want to be challenged by something else.
"I want to be as great as I can be but I don't believe being as great as I can be is defined by someone else's record. Even if I'm only here for another two years I'm going to give it everything I've got. Even if I was to stop now I'd think I've learned a lot, I've had an amazing journey.
"There's not one moment or one thing I would change because that's what got me where I am today regardless of whether you hit someone's records."
