- Team principal dampens talk of Hamilton’s exit or retirement
- Mercedes will resume contract talks after 2020 F1 title decided
The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has said he believes Lewis Hamilton is far from finished with Formula One after the world champion suggested he is considering ending his career. Hamilton won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday but has yet to renew his contract with Mercedes and after the race said there there were no guarantees he would continue next year.
With a commanding win at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari track, his ninth this season from 13 races, Hamilton has all but sealed his seventh F1 title, which will equal Michael Schumacher’s record tally of championships. The 35-year-old is in the form of his life and has previously suggested he could race on for another three years. However, his contract with Mercedes ends this season and despite repeated statements from the British driver and the team that they expected a new deal to be done in a straightforward fashion, none has yet been concluded. “I don’t even know if I’m going to be here next year,” Hamilton pointedly remarked at Imola.
Written by Giles Richards
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