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Sky Sports F1’s David Croft says Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes contract “is more likely to be two years”, with “an option maybe of a year on top of that”.
There has been a lot of talk about Lewis Hamilton’s contract situation in recent weeks, and ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis said he doesn’t have any news to share.
Sky Sports F1’s David Croft also says he learned there will be no announcements made in Canada.
“As far as I understand it, nothing this week from Lewis Hamilton and a contract announcement,” Croft said.
“I know we had some words of teasing from Toto Wolff at the start of this week.
“Both Lewis and Toto were together in New York where they may or may not have had a contract chat or two.
“But Lewis made it clear that the last time he spoke publicly about this is it was his management team that were sorting out the contract negotiations.
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“But as far as I’m aware, the Mercedes team are not preparing a press release, nothing is on standby to go out this weekend.”
Croft added he believes the new contract will be a two-year deal, with an option for a third year.
“And a Lewis contract which is more likely to be two years, I would have thought, with an option maybe of a year on top of that.
“Lewis is more concentrated on trying to add to that wonderful record here in Montreal of seven wins and six poles.
“If he does manage a win this weekend he will equal the most amount of wins at a particular track,” the Briton concluded.
