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Lewis Hamilton says he is unlike any driver Formula 1 has seen before and reaffirmed a determination to keep racing into his mid-forties.
The seven-time world champion recently said he wanted to continue in the sport to fulfil a dream of racing in Africa, having campaigned for a Grand Prix there for many years.
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F1 has signed a 10-year deal with the central-east African country of Rwanda starting in the early 2030s which will be a first race on the continent since 1993.
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Hamilton is 41 and will be at least 45 when that race takes place, but he told a news conference before this weekend's Mexico Grand Prix that he should be considered a special case.
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The Briton said F1 had "never had anyone like me in the 70 years" of the sport and he felt like he was "built differently".
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"Of course there are challenges up ahead that I can't foresee that come with age.
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But along this journey there have been so many pre-conceived ideas like that your reaction time drops off," he said.
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"Did you see my reaction time in the last race?
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"As long as you are willing to sacrifice everything, which I am right now – I can't say in four years whether I will want to continue doing what I'm doing – but I am still all in.
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Hamilton is battling to finish second in the drivers' championship this season.
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The Ferrari driver is in a fight with four other drivers to end the season behind runaway leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes, who is 21 years Hamilton's junior.
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Hamilton struggled during his first season with Ferrari, but has enjoyed a much more positive campaign this time around including victory in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in June.
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Hamilton → struggle → June
Hamilton said he has proven that he can still compete at the highest level.
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"Time will tell whether I'm here in the 2030s.
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I never want to overstay my welcome in the sense of not having the performance," he added.
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"I don't want to be driving around with that having really dropped off.
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"Everyone assumed that last year and I have proved everyone wrong.
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I'll continue to try to do so."
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