Lewis Hamilton‘s contract situation at Mercedes is still yet to be resolved despite the Brit holding lengthy talks with Toto Wolff behind closed doors over the last few months. Hamilton’s existing deal is set to run out at the end of this year, which will leave his Mercedes future hanging in the balance until he finally decides to put pen to paper.
The fundamental aspects of a new deal are said to have already been settled upon, with only minor differences holding up Hamilton from officially extending his decade-long association with the Silver Arrows. However, the 38-year-old recently suggested that the saga could drag on until the end of the season after revealing that he is not taking an active role in negotiations.
“It might be announced at the end of the year, I don’t know,” said Hamilton last month. “Honestly, I just don’t have any more information for you to share this week. It’s with the lawyers, back and forth. I’ve not been a part of it the whole time.
“I’ve been removed from it from the beginning. I wanted to be able to focus on all the other things that I have going on. The team are working on it in the background. There’s no negotiation left, it’s just all the small bits.”
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