Williams, Ferrari on list 'if I was to move' - Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton names Williams and Ferrari as the only teams he would be interested in racing for in Formula 1, but he doesn't believe either could match the environment he has at Mercedes.

Having spent his whole career prior to 2013 with McLaren, the 32-year-old Hamilton has enjoyed huge success since joining Mercedes, winning two of his three world championships and 36 races over the past four and a half seasons. Hamilton is out of contract at the end of 2018 and has been linked with a potential move to Ferrari. But he believes he is in the best team for himself.

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Asked if he has any ambition to race elsewhere in F1, Hamilton replied: "It's difficult to say, I am so happy where I am.

"I tell you when I joined this team I couldn't have imagined it being [so good]; regardless of our results, it's the environment that I live in. I couldn't have dreamed it being better and I am pretty sure there is no other team that has this environment, I am pretty certain of it.

"If I was to move, I would have to try and take what we have here and try to implement it somewhere else, but do I really want to do that? Is there a real need?

"Of course I look at other teams that I have admired, I look at Williams and look at how cool it would be to one day drive for Williams and help them get back to the top, but I don't have a magic board. I don't know how long that will take or even if that's even possible, just that I admire Frank and the Williams team for its history.

"McLaren, I have been there and done that and had a great, great experience with them. There's no other team except for Ferrari that could ever be interesting, but right now I love being here, I love the people I work for, the people I work with and what the company represents."

And Hamilton says the way Mercedes treats its drivers, even after they stop racing, is something that is attractive to him when he looks at his long-term future.

"On top of that, when you're a Mercedes driver, there's no other team in the whole sport I think that takes care of its drivers like Mercedes does. So to turn your back and leave that behind, that is a really difficult call to make.

"If I was to jump ship from here, that would be when I stop. Mercedes take care of their drivers. Whether it's including them in events, whether it's including them in commercials, you continue to be an ambassador for the brand. Every single driver has been so that's a lot to throw away."