Dramatic New Storyline Unfolds as Toto Wolff Drops Major Hint Around Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Career

Lewis Hamilton will start in his 300th Grand Prix on Sunday. He becomes only the 6th driver in history to achieve this feat and is only the second active driver to do so. There is a possibility that we might see him racing in the sport for longer than we expected.

The British driver has a contract with Mercedes until the end of the 2023 season. It was presumed that it would be his last contract in the sport as he will turn almost 40. But Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hinted they are currently talking about a new contract with their star driver.

“We talked a few weeks ago about how long a partnership can go and the figure discussed was about five to 10 years, so I think we can go to 400 [races]. Someone said you have to win the eight [world title], so why not 10?” said Wolff.

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It would be quite an achievement if we see the 7-time world champion racing in the sport for the next 5 to 10 years. But it looks like that he will be in a good position to start his 300th race after qualifying fourth on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton analyzes his French GP qualifying lap ahead of his 300th GP

Hamilton finished the French Grand Prix qualifying in P4. It was a decent effort from the 7-time world champion, who in the end did not have the inherent pace to challenge for any further positions.

“My last lap was great. I finished it and thought that was an awesome lap, but I was still nine-tenths off the guys ahead. I am not sure why that gap has got bigger over these two races. They [Leclerc and Verstappen] are in their own league in that respect, performance-wise,” said Hamilton.

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With a good start and a reliable car, the British driver can really challenge for podium positions in the race. He would hope for trouble for the cars in front of him so that he can celebrate his milestone race with a win. Let’s see where the 7-time world champion ends up after the race. Can he get his 4th podium in a row this season?