Mercedes will not open talks over Lewis Hamilton’s future until after the conclusion of the current Formula One season.

Hamilton is under contract with Mercedes until the end of the 2018 campaign and it seems as though he is keen to stay with the Brackley-based marque for the foreseeable future.

Having won two world titles with his present employers and currently in a battle for a third with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, the British flyer will now concentrate on driving and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff sees no reason to rush things at such a vital stage of the season.

"Our relationship is very good and I think each of us appreciates what he has in the other one," he said. "But this is not a topic we want to tackle now over the last remaining races of the season.

"It's an intense last third of the year, and we'll get that over the line, and then we'll pick up a discussion."

Mercedes have yet to confirm that Valtteri Bottas will remain with the team next year, but Wolff has hinted on several occasions that the Finn will partner Hamilton once again in 2018.