“If Lewis Hamilton's contract is not about money - maybe he wants a longer deal?”
The seven-time F1 champion arrives at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 British Grand Prix at Silverst﷽one, his home race, wi♎th his long-term future still unsolved.
He has been in talks to extend his Mercedes deal, which expire🅠s at the end of this year, for some time yet it remains unsigned.
“[Toto Wolff] says the contract discussions are not about money, that’s not the sticking point,” Sky commentator Crofඣty said.
“So maybe Lewis is after a longer deal.
“If you look at Fernando Alonso now, just because you’re over 40 it doesn’t mean you c﷽an’t compete in Form🍒ula 1.
“Personally, as someone who loves racing, and who has watched every Lewis win and every Lewis pole, I’d l🐷ove to see him stay for a lot longer.
“The sport needs him and he needs the sport. He’s excellen💖t. Keep him around!”
Hamilton is currently 38 so a new contract would likely take him into his 4ܫ0s in his pursuit of the all-time record eigh🐽th F1 title.
Red Bull comments ‘jumped upon’
Thജe latest row inside the F1 paddock surrounds the engine regulations which will come into play for 2026.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and star driver Max Verstappen have both criticised the rules, 𝔉forcing Mercedes boss Wolff to hit back at them.
“Christian Horner and Max Verstappen saying they don’t particularly like what they’re ꦐbeing asked to do, in ter𝔉ms of engines for 2026,” Crofty said.
“Immediately those comments ൲are jumped on by their competitors saying: ‘You are only saying that 🐷because your engine is rubbish!’
“We don’t know if that’s true or not.
“Time after time in this sport, people want things changed beca🍷use they think they won’t be as competitive as they are now, or as they might be against their peers in years to come.
“We’ll see what transpires.”
Red Bull will manufacture their own engines for the fir🎀st time from 2026 via their Red Bull Powertrains project.
Wolff had teased that Horner’s recent criticism of the rules was because he was “frightened” that Red Bull’s new engine project was not making enough progress🅠.
James was𝔉 a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
