Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton and his racing team Mercedes have not yet agreed on a new contract.
Now Hamilton is talking about the end of his career.
The
Formula 1
is currently in the break.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
is still playing poker.
The Brit
apparently
wants to
get a higher salary
at his
Mercedes racing team
.
Update from Wednesday, January 27th, 2021, 9.29 a.m.:
Lewis Hamilton
and his
racing team Mercedes have
apparently been playing poker for a new contract for a few weeks.
According to “sport.de”, the 36-year-old
Formula 1 driver has
now spoken about the end of his career in the podcast “Formula for Success” by Mercedes sponsor Crowdstrike.
Lewis Hamilton: Formula 1 career still a long way off
That seems to be a long way off.
“You have to find something that you are passionate about and that you love.
For me personally, there was a point where everything just got too serious.
We only have one life and you should enjoy what you do, ”said
Lewis Hamilton
.
It is therefore important that you feel satisfaction with your own work “every day”.
“Yes, I am always in competition.
But when I get into the car, put down the visor, the team starts the car and I leave the garage, I have the biggest smile on my face.
Even today, after all these years in racing, ”said the
36-year-old Formula 1 world champion.
A
departure from Formula 1
is therefore more than unlikely.
"When the day comes when I don't have that smile anymore, I know I want to do something different," said
Lewis Hamilton
.
The seven-time world champion should therefore soon come to an
agreement
with his
Mercedes racing team
.
Formula 1: Will Lewis Hamilton no longer drive for Mercedes in the coming season?
Update from Friday, January 22nd, 2021, 2:41 pm:
The rumor mill continues
to simmer
, the future of
Lewis Hamilton
in
Formula 1
is still open.
In the meantime, insiders of the top motorsport class are imagining various scenarios for the further cooperation between
Mercedes
and the seven-time Formula 1 world champion.
A Formula 1 insider, unknown by name, spoke to the portal formulanews.co.uk of a realistic chance that
Lewis Hamilton
will not get a cockpit at
Mercedes
in the coming 2021 season
.
The reason for this assumption is the hardened fronts in the contract negotiations between the Mercedes racing team and the 36-year-old
world champion
.
Hardened fronts between Hamilton and Mercedes: Expert still believes in extension
According to the anonymous insider,
a replacement driver for
Lewis Hamilton
would already be available.
The cockpit of the world champion could therefore
get hold of
the British home-grown Mercedes and Williams driver
George Russell
.
For Felix Görner, sports commentator and RTL Formula 1 expert, but no more than speculation: He assumes that
Mercedes
and
Lewis Hamilton
will extend the contract in January and thus continue their cooperation.
"Both sides want to work together, Hamilton wants his eighth world title," Görner told sport.de.
Negotiations between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes: Even the boss of Formula 1 doesn't know anything yet
Update from Thursday, January 21, 2021, 2:17 p.m.:
What's
next
for
Lewis Hamilton
in
Formula 1
?
This question is probably not only being asked by the fans of the
Mercedes driver
.
The
new boss of Formula 1
,
ex-Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali
, is still groping in the dark.
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Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton is still in negotiations with Mercedes.
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"We talked around Christmas," Domenicali told Sky about a conversation with
Lewis Hamilton
.
"He's preparing, but he didn't tell me whether or not to extend his contract with Mercedes," said the Italian.
Hamilton left his future
open in a
one-on
-one conversation with the
new Formula 1 boss
.
Formula 1 boss hopes for a quick solution between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes
But he is convinced and also hopes in his role as
head of Formula 1
that
“everything can be resolved quickly
between
Mercedes and Hamilton
,” said Domenicali.
But
it doesn't look like
a quick solution between
Lewis Hamilton
and his
racing team Mercedes
.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes still cannot agree
First report from Monday, January 18, 2021, 12:47 p.m .:
Monte Carlo - It won't take long - then the new
Formula 1 season is
coming up
.
The favorite for the title in 2021 is again
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
, who has already won the trophy seven times and is tied with
Michael
Schumacher
.
The Briton is best known for bravely going into tackles.
He is also said to "get a lot out" of comparatively poorer material.
Hamilton
has
been driving
for the
Mercedes racing team
for
seven years
.
But there you are slowly getting restless.
That's because the Briton is still hesitant about extending his contract.
"Motorsport-Total" reported about it.
Of course, it could also be a poker game to knock out a better-paid contract.
Ex-Mercedes team boss
Eddie Jordan
and former head of the Jordan racing team is now warning the British not to gamble.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes cannot yet agree on a contract
"Apparently the parties do not agree on the terms," said Jordan at "F1-Insider.com".
He heard that
Lewis
Hamilton
wanted to get more salary than
Mercedes is
willing to pay.
"This is probably also about sharing in the team's income and having an influential role in the Mercedes Group," he said.
The ex-team boss even made a clear announcement to his former racing team and the driver.
"If I were the boss of Daimler, I would show him the door: Either you drive on our terms or you go," said Eddie Jordan.
And he has another message.
“I would also tell him what
Bernie Ecclestone
said after Ayrton Senna's death: Even if Bernie was shocked and sad like everyone else, he was the first to regain his composure and said to us: 'Stop whining now - everyone is replaceable . '
Lewis should know that by now, ”said Jordan.
Formula 1: Bernie Ecclestone believes Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will still come to an agreement
Bernie Ecclestone
himself, however, sees it completely differently and does not believe that the negotiations between
Lewis
Hamilton
and
Mercedes
really stall.
“It's all just a show so that Lewis in particular stays in the headlines during these dreary weeks,” said the former
Formula 1 boss to
the Swiss “Blick” in an interview.
How long the negotiations will drag on is still open.
(Moritz Serif)
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