Formula 1 The world champion is technically without a team
AFP
ITewis Hamilton and Mercedes formed a winning partnership in Formula 1 in the last few years, however, the English driver’s contact with the team has expired once 2020 has become 2021.
He wanted a four-year deal worth $ 50 million a year that was approved by Toto Wollf, but the CEO of Daimler Hello Kallenius he stopped her.
That’s what Il Corriere Sport says, which reports this Daimler, the parent company behind Mercedes AMG F1, I do not want to give Hamilton such a long business.
With Hamilton to turn 36 in January, they only want to offer a two-year contract with the option for a third year.
This means that the seven-time world champion does not currently have a team. The new deadline for its renewal would therefore be before the test in Barcelona, which starts on 2 March.
Meanwhile, there have been other reports claiming that Hamilton he wants a three-year deal worth $ 70 million a year. However, that would not be feasible, not with Mercedes having to reduce staff by 20 percent due to poor sales results after the coronavirus pandemic.