On the eve of the new season, it is British a tabloid of the United Kingdom published a report claiming that six-time world champion for a new contract requires £ 40 million per year if the silver arrows want to keep it beyond 2020.
Daily Mail has since reported that they are at Mercedes ready Hamilton pay only half of that amount. Before the third training and qualifications in Austria, is Hamilton posted on social media today to respond to the wave of rumors. “So the media is constantly writing about the new contract and that I'm making demands, but I haven't talked to Toto about it yet,”Is Hamilton wrote on Instagram. "There are no requests, the conversation has not even started yet. So please stop this shit."
Toto wolff, team boss Mercedes Benz, revealed on Friday that he expects to be a racing duo Hamilton Bottas also remained in season 2021. In a conversation for Sky Germany said: “We are in a difficult situation, we are very happy with our current line-up and we would like to continue with it. But you can't write someone like Sebastian off. Maybe the racer doesn’t want to continue anymore and then Seb quickly becomes a factor. We’ll see how things develop in the coming weeks, but I expect to continue with Lewis and Valtteri."
