This could very well be Lewis' last season, if he wins number eight I think he retires.
I'm certainly going to savor this 2021 season.
I'm very intrigued on the length of this deal, being only for 1 year. I cannot remember where I read it, but Lewis was saying that this would be his "big" contract as it would be his last. I'm with
@FLRacingFan in thinking he's still got quite a bit in the tank, so I was a bit surprised at the single year, as I thought it would be a 2yr deal with an option.
My read on this is, with Lewis signing a 1 year deal it all but guarantees Russell will be in the works team for 2022, as he is out of contract at the end of this season and I just cannot see Merc signing Bottas to another deal after watching what Russell has done lately. I've read that Lewis has a veto clause when it comes to teammates and that may be what took this deal so long to get done and why it is only for one year.
Probably way over thinking this situation, but it is fun to speculate.