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    It sounds like it not a matter "if" but "when" for the Hamilton contract to be signed. Taken from twitter.

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    Well there we have it. Hamilton/Merc deal finally announced.. interestingly its a one year deal only.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zico View Post
    Well there we have it. Hamilton/Merc deal finally announced.. interestingly its a one year deal only.
    I'm signing up for a weekly popcorn shipment from Amazon as soon as the season starts. Everytime Hamilton speaks to a rival team boss or Toto smiles at Max, the show will be on full tilt. Must See TV returns. This will be better than waiting for the next Hill St. Blues episode.
    "Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior View Post
    I'm signing up for a weekly popcorn shipment from Amazon as soon as the season starts. Everytime Hamilton speaks to a rival team boss or Toto smiles at Max, the show will be on full tilt. Must See TV returns. This will be better than waiting for the next Hill St. Blues episode.
    I think this is their last season together. All good things come to an end! And it makes sense with Verstapenn becoming available.
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    IT BEGAN WITH…

    Report: Hamilton seeking $50 million-a-year contract extension
    Editor
    2 July, 2020

    https://www.grandprix247.com/2020/07...act-extension/

    THEN, THE WHEELS CAME OFF…

    Daimler believed to have blocked Hamilton's new contract of four years and 200m dollars
    Marco Canseco
    Adapted by Euan McTear
    01/01/2021 20:42 CET

    This means that the seven-time world champion doesn't currently have a team. The new deadline for him to renew, then, would be ahead of testing in Barcelona, which starts on March 2.

    https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports...1558b45b4.html


    HIGH NOON WAS THE 2nd March 2021…


    How Hamilton and Mercedes came to an agreement
    ‎11‎ ‎February‎ ‎08‎:‎15

    https://racingnews365.com/how-hamilt...o-an-agreement


    Lewis Hamilton’s New Mercedes Deal Is ‘Worrying News’ For Red Bull
    Earlier this week, the Mercedes F1 Team finally announced a new deal with Sir Lewis Hamilton.
    by Matteo Ragni
    February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

    https://formula1news.co.uk/lewis-ham...-for-red-bull/


    Lewis Hamilton staying with Mercedes as he eyes record eighth world title
    Neil Metcalfe
    Published: 11:52 AM February 11, 2021

    https://www.thecomet.net/sport/lewis...rcedes-7319312


    Driver cost cap looms as Hamilton gets over £40 million a year deal
    February 12, 2021 · by thejudge13 ·

    1. Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes – Annual Salary £40m
    2. Max Verstappen: Red Bull – Annual Salary £18.2m
    3. Charles Leclerc: Ferrari – Annual Salary £10.19m
    4. Daniel Ricciardo: McLaren – Annual Salary £10.19m
    5. Carlos Sainz: Ferrari – Annual Salary £7.28m

    https://thejudge13.com/2021/02/12/dr...n-a-year-deal/

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    YET, THERE LINGERS THIS POSSIBILITY FOR 2022…


    Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari prediction made as new Mercedes contract leaves 2022 door open
    Lewis Hamilton could become a free agent at the end of the year, but a move to Ferrari still seems unlikely.
    By Daniel Blackham
    PUBLISHED: 10:37, Wed, Feb 10, 2021 | UPDATED: 10:37, Wed, Feb 10, 2021

    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...cedes-2022-SNT


    DISCUSSIONS HAPPENED…

    Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari talks explained by Mattia Binotto as Mercedes saga continues
    Ferrari chief Matteo Binotto has lifted the lid on his talks with Lewis Hamilton.
    By Mikael McKenzie
    PUBLISHED: 07:35, Wed, Jan 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 12:09, Wed, Jan 13, 2021

    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...notto-Mercedes


    DISCUSSIONS MAY HAVE HAPPENED HERE…

    Lewis Hamilton invited for Ferrari drive while Mercedes contract remains unsigned
    Lewis Hamilton has been offered the chance to drive one of Ferrari's famous F1 cars amid his contractual dispute with Mercedes, which is still yet to be resolved
    BY Ollie Salt
    Sport Reporter
    16:10, 22 JAN 2021
    UPDATED16:24, 22 JAN 2021

    Lewis Hamilton has been invited to drive one of Ferrari’s famous Formula 1 cars amid his contractual dispute with Mercedes.
    But the reigning world champions need not worry, as the car in question is from 1970 - 15 years before he was even born!

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1...tract-23368597


    It would NOT surprise me, if the Ferrari drive happens in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fortitude View Post
    [I]

    DISCUSSIONS HAPPENED…

    Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari talks explained by Mattia Binotto as Mercedes saga continues
    Ferrari chief Matteo Binotto has lifted the lid on his talks with Lewis Hamilton.
    By Mikael McKenzie
    PUBLISHED: 07:35, Wed, Jan 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 12:09, Wed, Jan 13, 2021

    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...notto-Mercedes
    It kind of hard to take this story serious when the author writes

    Ferrari have changed one of their drivers for the 2021 camapign as four-time world champions Sebastian Vettel was released.

    The German has been replaced by McLaren ace Sergio Perez.
    When you get this basic fact wrong, are we even sure the author even know who Hamilton is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by F1nKS View Post
    It kind of hard to take this story serious when the author writes



    When you get this basic fact wrong, are we even sure the author even know who Hamilton is?
    Haha, well spotted!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fortitude View Post
    YET, THERE LINGERS THIS POSSIBILITY FOR 2022…


    Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari prediction made as new Mercedes contract leaves 2022 door open
    Lewis Hamilton could become a free agent at the end of the year, but a move to Ferrari still seems unlikely.
    By Daniel Blackham
    PUBLISHED: 10:37, Wed, Feb 10, 2021 | UPDATED: 10:37, Wed, Feb 10, 2021

    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...cedes-2022-SNT


    DISCUSSIONS HAPPENED…

    Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari talks explained by Mattia Binotto as Mercedes saga continues
    Ferrari chief Matteo Binotto has lifted the lid on his talks with Lewis Hamilton.
    By Mikael McKenzie
    PUBLISHED: 07:35, Wed, Jan 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 12:09, Wed, Jan 13, 2021

    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...notto-Mercedes


    DISCUSSIONS MAY HAVE HAPPENED HERE…

    Lewis Hamilton invited for Ferrari drive while Mercedes contract remains unsigned
    Lewis Hamilton has been offered the chance to drive one of Ferrari's famous F1 cars amid his contractual dispute with Mercedes, which is still yet to be resolved
    BY Ollie Salt
    Sport Reporter
    16:10, 22 JAN 2021
    UPDATED16:24, 22 JAN 2021

    Lewis Hamilton has been invited to drive one of Ferrari’s famous Formula 1 cars amid his contractual dispute with Mercedes.
    But the reigning world champions need not worry, as the car in question is from 1970 - 15 years before he was even born!

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1...tract-23368597


    It would NOT surprise me, if the Ferrari drive happens in the future.


    So is it Sainz or LeClerc who are getting dropped for 2022.. or is Lewis going to be Ferrari's reserve driver?

    Lets face it.. none of the above possibilities are very likely unless Sainz turns into a dud overnight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zico View Post
    So is it Sainz or LeClerc who are getting dropped for 2022.. or is Lewis going to be Ferrari's reserve driver?

    Lets face it.. none of the above possibilities are very likely unless Sainz turns into a dud overnight.
    TBH, I just don’t know, BUT Lewis Hamilton wanted a four year deal, so he gets JUST one year and now can look else-where for the other three years if he wants to, which could mean Ferrari.

    Ferrari ARE so ruthless, if Lewis Hamilton is the driver that they want, then one of those drivers will be gone.

    Lewis Hamilton’s one-year contract at Mercedes means Ferrari and Red Bull rumours will rumble on all season
    The short-term nature of the deal is a compromise that leaves both sides with cards to play as F1 heads towards radical changes in 2022
    By Kevin Garside
    February 8, 2021 5:50 pm

    And because the teams are working within budget limitations, the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull cannot spend their way past the rest of the grid. This, in theory at least, creates space for Hamilton to race elsewhere without diminishing his title chances.

    On the other hand, the commercial reality means only teams with deep pockets can spend the kind of dough on drivers – whose salaries are not included in the budget cap – that would secure Hamilton’s signature. So we are back to Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari.

    https://inews.co.uk/sport/formula-on...36?ITO=newsnow

    In Tom Rubythons' book about Ayrton Senna, called 'Fatal Weekend', it explains how Ayrton Senna and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo met up to discuss a contract for 1995. That is why I have posted previous links to meetings with Ferrari & Lewis Hamilton, it MAY be a sign of something, then again it could all come to nothing...

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