He promised the days leading up to the Canadian Grand Prix, but nothing came of Lewis Hamilton’s new agreement with Mercedes. Toto Wolff told us what’s happening now.
During the weekend in Montreal, Toto Wolff said in an interview with US TV that it was “just a matter of days, not weeks” to sign a new contract with Lewis Hamilton. They were waiting for the announcement, but instead, at the press conference in Canada on Thursday, the Mercedes driver only said it was still not urgent for him, he had no idea how long it would take, but thought it could be a month or more.
There have been many guesses as to the reason for the delay. According to some, Hamilton just wants to sign a contract not only with the Mercedes F1 team, but also with the Mercedes brand itself, for which he will be an ambassador after his retirement, so that they can implement new joint projects. As the British pointed it out: “This is not a simple race contract, it’s more complex than that.”
British daily Mail (Who claimed a few weeks ago that Hamilton had received a serious offer from Ferrari…) Meanwhile, he reports that according to his information, Hamilton wants the extension for five years, and the duration is the reason for the break.
In Montreal, Wolfe tried to pour clean water into a glass.
“More people are getting involved in this, because the Lewis administration is there and the lawyers are on our side, and it’s never up to me.”
Austrian explained.
“I like to say that when it comes to the nitty-gritty — the really basic stuff — Louis and I spent an afternoon together on a couch in New York. It wasn’t beer, just mineral water…” – He indicated that the consultation he mentioned in the aforementioned interview took place between them.
Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton (Photo: Mercedes)Earlier, the press had also speculated that Hamilton, after a poor start to the year, and because Mercedes “didn’t listen” to him in the winter regarding the direction he took with the car, had begun to wait and see: He expected his team to take action, change direction and improve. This happened with the developments in Monaco, and Hamilton has since become more optimistic and enthusiastic about their situation than before.
Of the team’s development, status and mood, Wolff said: “I think you can see how the positive mood is spreading across the organization. We feel the car starting to come together, we see our data is producing on-track results, and we haven’t felt anything like this for a long time. That helps make this place a very good place.”
