Will Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton continue together next year or not? It was assumed he did, especially now that due to the good performance of Red Bull Max Verstappen will not go anywhere for the time being. In fact, Toto Wolff would have been ordered to present Hamilton with a contract by mid-June at the latest, but if we hear rumors from the Italian branch of Motorsport may believe, the talks have gone wrong for the time being.
The publication talks about cracks in the Mercedes stronghold, after Lewis Hamilton so openly criticized the team and certain strategic choices at the Monaco Grand Prix. The situation would make it seem as if Toto Wolff is not so firmly in control within Mercedes.
Even though, according to the same publication, a concrete offer was already on the table for one year, with the option to extend the contract for another year, worth 30 million euros per year. What people would not have agreed on yet was the active role that Hamilton would like to play within Mercedes after his career as a racing driver. After all, Hamilton has made no secret of it after his racing career wants to remain an ambassador for sustainable development.
After Hamilton’s convincing victory in the Grand Prix of Spain, there seemed to be no problem, but after the GP of Monaco the cards would be a little different, if we are to believe the rumor. It would now be up to Wolff to prevent both parties from ending up in a dragging process again, which, just like this year, takes an extremely long time to renew the contract.
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