Lewis Hamilton insists he'll find a new manager by opening race of the 2011 season in Bahrain

Lewis is confident he'll have a manager in place by Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton is confident he will have a new manager by the opening Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain in five weeks' time.

The 2008 champion, 26, has been without a manager since parting company with his father, Anthony, last March. But Hamilton expects to have new representatives in place within a fortnight.

Simon Fuller's XIX Management, who have David Beckham on their books, sports management giants IMG and Creative Artists Agency are all in the frame.

Speaking after his first testing session in Valencia, McLaren driver Hamilton, who earns around £25million a year from wages and endorsements, said: 'I'm working on getting it sorted. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I'll be able to let you know what's going on.

'But it's positive, certain things will be taken care of a lot better than when I was looking after myself! I've a couple of candidates and I'm just trying to decide which one.'

Hamilton Jr will be happy to see his dad back on the scene very soon - as he will do after Hamilton Sr got Scot Paul di Resta into the Force India Team.

'Clearly he is very gifted at getting drivers into Formula One, which is fantastic. It means he is obviously going to be coming to work and support Paul, but he is my dad so he will naturally be up and down (the paddock), but things are going really well with him.'

The thawing in relations has had an effect as Hamilton admits he is far more content with his life right now, affirming his father's recent assertion he is extra motivated this year.

'I just feel things in my life are much better now, and I feel in a much better place, that I'm able to focus even more energy on to winning than I've done in the past,' added Hamilton.

'But every year I've always approached it the same. Sometimes your training doesn't go as well, sometimes you're more drained by appearances or certain things you do.

'Whereas this year things have been a lot clearer and the training has been a lot more productive, and I'm feeling a lot better about the car. Of course, I always want it more. I can never want it enough."

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