Bojan Vrbnjak
Around two months before the first race of this season Formula 1, the seven-time world champion still has no contract for the season 2021, as his previous one expired at the end of last year.
Otherwise both sides for months as a prayer wheel of Tibetan monks they emphasize that they want to continue cooperation, but nothing has been signed to date. 46 days before the first test day, the Mercedes z Valtteri Bottas only one racer tied to himself. “Lewis is in America. We'll take the pen out of the drawer one day, but if we don't see each other, we can't sign anything,”Is in an interview for Austrian television ORF said Wolff on negotiations with Hamilton. The Austrian had to spend the last few days in Kitzbühel, as he was positively tested for coronavirus and had to be quarantined. However, he showed no symptoms.
But what is it reasonthat they are negotiations thus dragged on? "As is usual in negotiations, you always come from different ends and this is perfectly normal,Wolff explained. Hamilton's end, according to media reports, is said to be in demand for a higher salary significantly distant od Mercedes end. "We have a solid foundation in our relationship, we have celebrated great successes together and we want to do that in the future,”He assures Wolff. "But sometimes things have to be settled. This has taken us a little longer and is still going on.“For the team boss Mercedes is the deadline for the start of the season. “Lawyers are working hard at the moment. This does not make their lives easier when both sides quarrel as if for a bet and the lawyers are constantly surprised by surprises."
Performances George Russell, who is in the race VN Sakhir replaced Hamilton, the team does not want to use the corner pressure agent when negotiating a new contract. “George has sold incredibly well and will one day sit in a top team car. But our long-standing partnership is not at all about putting any threatening matters on the table. We knew he wanted to continue together and now we have to negotiate a contract," Ends Wolff.
