LEWIS Hamilton is ready to quit Formula One — if the sport’s new owners press ahead with plans for a 25-race season.
This year, 20 races will be held across the globe from March until November but Liberty Media are keen to add to the calendar, The Sun reports.
That would put a massive strain on teams, media and drivers — not something Hamilton is willing to accept.
After hearing McLaren’s two-time world champion, Fernando Alonso, threatened his resignation should there be more races, Hamilton was asked if he too would quit.
He said: “I understand everything Fernando is saying and I tend to agree with him.”
Alonso will return to race in this weekend’s Canadian GP after skipping Monaco to race in the Indy 500.
But said he would not wanted to race in F1 should there be more races — the previous highest number for a season being 21, which was last year.
He said: “I started when the calendar was 16 races, plus the tests, and now we keep increasing the races year after year…
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