Lewis Hamilton has shut the door on Ferrari – will he come to regret it?
independent.co.ukThe denials came from all angles on media day in Monaco. Speculation that Lewis Hamilton could move to Ferrari next year, in a £40m deal no less, has ramped up this week but was quickly quashed on Thursday by both Hamilton and Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur.In fact, Hamilton went further, revealing his representatives are “almost there” in agreeing a new deal with Mercedes.
The 38-year-old’s current contract with the Silver Arrows – where he has won six of his seven world titles since joining in an inspired decision a decade ago – expires at the end of this season.
Despite the wait, the noise from both the Brit and team boss Toto Wolff has been that an extension is a simple inevitability.
Not a case of if, but when.“My team is working closely behind the scenes with Toto and we are almost at the end of having a contract ready,” Hamilton stated, affirmatively.These fresh revelations come – coincidentally? – ahead of a huge fortnight for the Brackley-based team.
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