Lewis Hamilton has confirmed progress in negotiations with Mercedes regarding a new contract. However, he has made it known that there is nothing new to add publicly.<\/p>\n
The future of the seven-time Formula 1 world champion has been questioned several times over the past 18 months, during a period where the Silver Arrows were struggling to remain competitive following the new technical regulations of Formula 1.<\/p>\n
But Hamilton and his team manager, Toto Wolff, have insisted that any negotiation would be simple. Both men confirmed that the discussions would take place on the Monday following the Spanish Grand Prix, two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Quand questioned about their progress, Hamilton said, “Yes, we have discussed it but there is nothing new to add. I have seen Toto, we have spoken several times. We have an excellent relationship, but there is nothing else to say at the moment.”<\/p>\n
One of the keys to the relationship between the British and Mercedes has been the support of the German manufacturer for the British’s efforts to improve diversity and inclusion within the team, F1, and society in general.<\/p>\n
Hamilton explained to what extent the details regarding initiatives such as \u00ab Ignite and \u00ab Accelerate 25 were included in the contract negotiations: \u00ab I believe we have already covered a large part of these aspects in the previous contract. \u00bb<\/p>\n
We have a group of extraordinary individuals at the factory who are focused on diversity and inclusion, and significant progress has been made within our team since we first had serious conversations. The work we are doing with Accelerate 25 and Ignite, now part of the “Mission 44” program, is incredible. The team is always very supportive.<\/p>\n
The record holder for Formula 1 victories is truly proud of what the Mission 44 program has already been able to accomplish, which today funds more than twenty different organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Briton and his team principal Toto Wolff had planned to meet after the Spanish Grand Prix. The new contract should be signed soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":32534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[529,841,1601],"class_list":["post-3284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-grand-prix-du-canada","tag-hamilton","tag-toto-wolff"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n