“Saw F1 Trying To Get Rid of Him”: New Lewis Hamilton Promise Leaves Fans Crying Happy Tears

Mercedes enjoys one of the largest fan bases in the sport, arguably due to their star driver, Lewis Hamilton, and his success. With the Brit being 37 and having achieved so much, fans are curious about their beloved’s future plans. So amid all the retirement rumors, Toto Wolff came up with a statement.

This year the seven-time world champion is struggling on the track. Time and again there have been talks about Lewis calling off his career with Mercedes at the end of this year. But now, the Mercedes boss has revealed that Lewis might be pushing for another contract extension with the 8-time world champions.

Earlier in the season, Lewis himself hinted at his plans and said he is “enjoying what I’m doing” and “feel like I’ve got plenty of fuel left in the tank.”

Toto explained how the clear communication between the two has helped him know what was in the head of F1’s Billion Dollar man.

Wolff said, “The advantage is we speak a lot together [both live near each other in Monaco]. Just last week we sat down and he says ‘look, I have another five years in me, how do you see that?’”

Talking about the contract extension, Toto Wolff believes that the contract will extend. Putting an end to rumors, He said, “So I have no doubt that whatever we agree on a contract extension, which is going to happen, that we both are always going to discuss, very openly, what does the future hold.”

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Mercedes dominated for nearly a decade, with Hamilton at the helm. Currently, Lewis Hamilton stands on P6, hoping to take a step forward in the current standings. Although his teammate George Russell had a brilliant run this year.

The latest Lewis Hamilton future update has F1 Twitter exhilarated

After revealing Hamilton’s future plans to stay with the team for five more years, Wolff made Twitter F1 quite happy. After getting the update, fans left no time igniting Twitter with their reactions.

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With the 7-time world champion planning to stay with the team, do you think this can lead to another Silver War in the Mercedes camp?