Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that Lewis Hamilton staying with the team beyond the end of this season is "the obvious pairing".
The six-time world champion's contract runs out at the end of 2020 and he has so far made no decisions on his future.
Wolff said: "We would like to have the fastest man in the car and I know Lewis wants to be in the fastest car, so there is an obvious mutual outcome."
