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However, because it is Hamilton signed for only one year, means he now has a young Russell two options for a seat at silver arrows in the 2022 season. His compatriot, seven-time world champion however, he will have the opportunity this year to the eighth title the champion swings himself to the top of that table.
What will happen after that is not yet clear and remains to be determined. Of course, this is good news for Russellawho is patiently waiting to get it opportunity performances for dominant team Formula One This year's season is his last in a three-year contract with Williams. Time to move on? Because the duration of the new Hamilton's contracts and Bottas's an extension of one year means that both Mercedes seats will be free during the season. Journalist Craig Slater iz Sky Sports explained: “As for George Russell, he is still waiting. We now have a situation where Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and George Russell will be without a contract at Mercedes in the 2022 season, which is interesting, but as long as Mercedes has a car like the one it has had in the last few years, they won't have a problem hiring a racer. who want it."
Slater continues: “As for Max Verstappn, he has a valid contract with the team until 2023 Red Bull, so at this point we can say that George Russell may now have an additional chance to sit behind the wheel of a Mercedes race car in the 2022 season, even if the Silver Arrows don’t continue with Bottas, or if Hamilton decides it was enough.”Regarding Hamilton's one-year contracts, Slater he says, contrary to speculation, both sides only wanted to one year. "A high-ranking Mercedes spokesman told me that both sides want one-year flexibility. That's interesting."
"In the case of Lewis Hamilton, if he wins his eighth championship at the age of 36, he will be at the top in all criteria, according to Formula 1 statistics, so he can wake up the next morning and decide to do something else." so Slater. "As for Hamilton and the Mercedes team, both sides have embarked on the 2021 season, but that by no means means they won’t be working together again in 2022, it doesn’t mean Lewis won’t continue his racing career with Mercedes. Many people are surprised that the contract is signed for only one year. Lewis has said before that he is very interested in the new generation of racing cars coming in 2022, so we should not count on him not being in Mercedes in this new era, ” concluded the journalist Sky Sports.
