Lewis Hamilton motivation not due to money, says Simon Lazenby
The 38-year-old is in the final year of his Mercedes con🅠tract and, although both he and the team have claimed an extension will be agreed, ꧙it remains unsigned.
Hamilton denied Jenson Button and Damon Hill’s claims that he was 𓂃delaying a ne✨w deal due to Mercedes’ problems with the W14.
Sky presenter Lazenby told the that m💛oney wouldn’t get in the way of a new contract: “No, I think Lewis would never ma꧒ke those demands anyway, I don’t think that it’s the money that motivates him.
“I think it’s the success and I think he will remain so long as he feels that he’s in the best pဣosition to get that eighth w෴orld championship.
“I think it’s as simple as that, he’s driven not by race wins, he’s driven by championships now and that will dictate his longevity. I don💟’t think retirement’s imminent at all actually.”
Hamilton is now second in the list of highest 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 driver salaries 🐭behind his rival Max Verstappen but a new deal will inevitably be costly for 🌸Mercedes.
The driver claimed during the 🎶F1 Bahrain Grand Prix that he would continue racing, despite his age, until he broke the all-time record for F1 championships by winning his eighth.
But could 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell’s eme🦹rgence force Mercedes to reconsider Hamilton’s value?
Russell outperformed ♚Hamilto🐻n in 2022 and was responsible for Mercedes’ sole grand prix victory.
“No, I don’t think it will c💦ome ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚto that,” said Lazenby.
“I don’t think you can underestimate the value of Lewis’ marketing potential to a brand like 𝕴Mercedes either.
"I think that’s why he commands figures way in excess of George at this stage of George’s c🅺areer.”
Mercedes are in the early process of rethinking the con𝕴cept of their F1 2023 car after a season-opening race which team principal Toto Wolff called the “worst day in racing”.
The F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend will arrive too soon for a major overhaul but Hamilton and Russell will be hoping to be more competitive with Red Bull, ꧙Aston Martin and Ferrari.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a ꦏdecade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
