Hamilton’s departure would surely mean the end of the road for seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher, whose 91 wins make him the sport’s most successful driver, at the age of 43 and after three disappointing comeback years with Mercedes.
Nico Rosberg has a contract for 2013, won in China for Mercedes and team principal Ross Brawn has said he is staying.
Only a few months ago, Schumacher’s choice seemed to be between calling it a day or deciding to race on.
It could be that the German has already decided to go, in which case Hamilton’s deliberations will change nothing, but it could also turn out that he no longer has a choice.
Schumacher, who has been on the podium just once with Mercedes, told reporters this month to expect no comment until October.
Waiting in the wings are an increasing list of hopefuls who have caught the eye of the media at least and been linked to McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari.
They include the Force India pair of Paul Di Resta, a German touring car (DTM champion with Mercedes and now sharing a manager with McLaren’s Jenson Button, and Germany’s Nico Hulkenberg.
Sauber’s Mexican Sergio Perez is another in the spotlight, with three podium finishes for the Swiss team this season as well as being a member of Ferrari’s young driver academy.
Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo has said Perez needs more experience to race for the Maranello team but that has not stopped him being linked to both them and McLaren.
Caterham’s Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen, a race winner at McLaren and Alonso’s team mate at Renault before that, has been touted by others.
The only ones completely sheltered from speculation are champions Red Bull, with double title winner Sebastian Vettel and Australian Mark Webber. They, alone among the top teams, have already locked down their 2013 lineup.
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