Mercedes team boss rules out new one-year deal with Hamilton
Jun.27 - Toto Wolff has ruled out a new one-year contract for Lewis Hamilton.
Both the Mercedes boss and the seven time world champion have revealed this weekend in Austria that talks for a new deal are now in motion.
Last year, 36-year-old Hamilton delayed the talks all the way through the winter, ultimately signing a mere one-year extension in mid February.
"We will no longer do one year contracts - or contracts that we only sign a month before the start of a season," Wolff told the Austrian news agency APA.
However, he also explained at the Red Bull Ring that it was mainly circumstances that caused the situation in 2020.
"We both had covid, then it was Christmas, then it just slipped into January," said Wolff.
"We have a good enough relationship that we can do that, but this time we've started earlier."
When asked if a new multi-year contract could be his last one before Hamilton slips into a non-driving role, Wolff answered: "No, that's too far away.
"We are talking about racing now. And it's about the next few years - not one year, not five years. Somewhere in between."
Wolff also told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in Austria: "We are beyond the exploratory talks already. Now we're in the hot phase."
It is suggested that Hamilton is not keen on being paired with young hotshot George Russell, but Wolff insisted: "I think we are a lot closer to an agreement than a split."
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Now with this picture I'm definitely going to call him Lucy, IF he signs it'll be 1yr with options IMO and Torger Torger Torger, im sure VB will be both ecstatic and pissed off that one yr deals are nolonger the norm at MB lol
is there an option for a 6 month contract.poor george was terribly unlucky again what what after another spiffing drive .time for tea and a bun again georgy old chap.bottas didnt do that bad today did he,but very lucky to fend off perez.hurrah
A shame for GR But his time will come, yeah bottas did ok today , a few more quali sessions ahead of LW that would be great
Looks like SD'S rolling assistant!!
Come on lads, get your finger out, can't have that arrogant, supercilious,pedantic, terpitude little SH!! VERSTAPPEN Winning can we?
Don't let the side down. I live to watch Mercedes kick ars! More fairy dust in the tank lol
cmon lads prostate massage over.get the finger out.looks like the tans dont like loosing but we allways knew that.theres not too much ye can do about maxs rise to the top is there still he rises.go max go,same again next week
And still Mad Max rises
You’ve had a better car for the last 6 years. Now all we hear is bitching about how fast the RB is when the rear wing is super trim
The facts are let Russel in that Merc and let’s all know for sure it’s not Hamilton it’s the car
About time u had something nice to say about our 7 time world champion, what about Vercrappen, his car is now the best on the grid, where is the saying with him, 'only won because he had the best car', its disgusting how u run Lewis down continually on this forum , Lewis is the GOAT and the records speak 4 themselves, he has nothing to prove, he is such a nice guy 2.
How rude are u Lindy lover
lindy you sound like a love lorn little girl who has hamas poster over you bed.id have thought this forum is for grown ups.does your guardian know you are on this forum?
i have a cardboard petronas cut out of the great martin luther hamilton hanging from the rafters in the garage.upside down of course
cmon lads prostate massage over.get the finger out.looks like the tans dont like loosing but we allways knew that.theres not too much ye can do about maxs rise to the top is there still he rises.go max go,same again next week
Its all about winning and no mater how good Hammy has been , when your times over, your times over, on the bbc f1 hys , LH is taking a right battering , it appears the Hammy fans are a tad worried about this yrs championship , i think Redbulls approach is the right one, if you can win the wdc and/or cc then go for it, im pretty sure all Torgers blabbering about the 22 car , every teams working on it, even if its just in the designers office, Torger should not use this as an excuse .IMO
And for the Lucy fans who have always said its Lewis not the car (when he wins) , lol even he now says its the car thats the issue (when he loses ), drive faster lulu , afterall that's what Torger keeps telling VB to do.
Did u see Hama's walk round the car post race and quality looking to find what was holding him back toss pot
Boy the Hammer retirement mantra seems to be collapsing right quick Lol. Haters never learn apparently.
Now when Lord Lewis wins its mostly the car but when Max wins it's mostly him? Lol. Objectivity is clearly a foreign concept here. Let's go down history lane. Hammer almost won his first title in his first year of F1, losing by a single point and drawing level with 2 time champ Alonso in points. Then the following year, as in his second year, he won....by a point......in a McLaren that was not superior to Ferrari at the time! Max hasn't done anything even remotely this spectacular but somehow he's better than Lewis? Oh how logical Lol.
Here's another forecast by the Jaxter. 2022 belongs to Lord Lewis. Only caveat is whether it will be title #8 or 9. Time will tell. Mark the this one Pinky and Brainy; and the rest of thy haters.
jax you should check skys interview post race with , hammy , he looks and sounds like a punch drunk boxer heading for retirement
And we unlike you live in the present, unfortunately if it carries on Sir Lucy wont have a future , perhaps he could become your special advisor , on all things ...... you really should have someone else type your posts like Lulu does with his instagram and twitter
Here's the link , i know you struggle sometimes
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12343354/lewis-hamilton-says-mercedes-must-find-some-performance-from-somewhere-after-red-bull-rout-at-styrian-gp
I cant remember the last time i saw Lucy so panicky and weak , and im being kind with those words
Well said jax, these Lewis haters are not worth the time to.reply to them
Your right in many ways. For me personally max is the better driver. Hammy has had superior equipment. And Russel smashed botas all over the place. The merc has been totally dominant the last 6 years. But now all I want to see is if merc takes Russell before the end of the year. And if hammy bitches and cries to block him
Which I believe he will. Let’s see . But this year is amazing for us all. Let’s go racing
So many Lewis haters on this forum, it makes me.laugh just how many British people run their own world champion down and praise vercrappen who is a big head, arrogant and does nothing but moan when thgs dont go his way, his Manager makes.stupid comments 2. All brits should get behind our British world champ. You wouldnt get behind Germany to win the football, u would want England to win but 4 some reason dont support yr f1 champion. Shame on u , he is a good guy and the best driver ever. You should be proud we have a British f1 world champion
lindy you sound like a love lorn little girl who has hamas poster over you bed.id have thought this forum is for grown ups.does your guardian know you are on this forum?
Yeah but its only this forum , the rest of them Love Lulu lol
do they though
i wonder why so many brits hate the honourable lewis ham.is it because he is black.i doubt that.maybe its because he is such a plonker
plonker being almost polite, he's not liked because hes as ive said before disappeared up his arse of self importance, the premiership footballs is considered the best in the world, and 33% of players are black , on non white british, however what of % are bought in from overseas i dont know, not bad you might say, but lets take another British institution the the royal family only 8.5% are non white employees or as its fashionable to say BAME, youll never please everyone,Hamsters fans bring this up from time to time , Ahhh its because hes black blah blah , No its because he acts like an Arse simple as that, hes the Chris Eubank of F1 , fans loved to hate him, problem is say at SS hes mega popular, crowd surfing FFS hes 36yr so people think oh , everyone must like him Ermmm No fraid not .
I just hope 2 things when he retires, stay out of politics and away from F1 comm box
Rant of the day over I think, and just for the record I think Lindylew , is Jax in a dress .
eubank now theres another obnoxious brit.well up his own jaxie.id say his mother didnt even like him.lindylew sounds like a transitioning name .from what to what theres the question white to black or man to woman .visa versa maybe
Well shroppy u just about summed the situation up there
Maybe ive got it totally wrong and hes loved by EVERYONE, naw i was right the first time lol
Any sportsman draping themselves in the butcher's apron gonna alienate half the F1 fans right there
Yeah got it right first time shroppy
How rude are u Lindy lover
The Butchers Apron , id never heard of that phase until now, there you go , learn something everyday .
Google it .my grandmother told me about it and that was pre google
shropfly it depends where you grew up.To the majority of those colonized the Union Jack was known as the 'Butchers Apron'. Though Britain boasted the sun never set on the British Empire, it would be more true to say, 'the sun never set and the blood of innocents never dried.'
I wouldn't wipe my hole with it
quote is from google
quote is from google
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