“Lewis Hamilton is Part of Mercedes, and the team is part of Lewis. There is no reason not to continue” – Toto Wolff.
Lewis Hamilton, also known as the Mercedes star, is all set to rock in the 2023 Formula One season. After passing the disastrous season, Mercedes is not at all demotivated; the team is rather “re-energized”. According to the team’s principal, Toto Wolff, these losses are the ones that are necessary for the long-run success to remind the worth of even the little moments like the win of the Brazilian Grand Prix in a winless season. Whatever Mercedes and its star Lewis Hamilton had to lose, they did in 2022.
Teasing the fans, team Mercedes posted a picture of the seven-time world champion and captioned it.”What Formula One drama is going to kick off today.” And surprisingly, the official page of Formula One posted that Hamilton’s current deal with Mercedes is set to expire by the end of 2023. But Toto Wolff is optimistic about the return of the seven-time world champion. So the drama that Formula One is going to kick off may include the entending contract of Lewis Hamilton. This will keep the superstar in the sport for the 2024 season or maybe beyond that.
Toto Wolff Ready To Offer A Multi-Year Contract To Lewis Hamilton
Even before the 2022 season, Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes was in the spotlight. Fans were sad that the seven-time world champion will drive for the last time in the 2023 F1 season as he is turning 39 before the 2024 season begins. But soon, Toto Wolff revealed that a multi-year contract for the Briton is being prepared. And adding more relief to the matter, Lewis Hamilton himself appeared to claim that he loves Mercedes and would absolutely love to sign a new deal with the team.
Several times, Toto Wolff has admitted that Lewis Hamilton’s beyond-2023 contract will be a major decision that the team will have to make this winter break. In the long work-to-do list of Mercedes, Hamilton’s deal is at the top, as claimed by Wolff. One of the reasons why he would like to extend the deal is that “Hamilton is always hungry”. Wolff sees a great sportsman in Hamilton who is extremely driven and determined. Hamilton is always eager.
Meanwhile, the deadline and how long the deal will be extended are still unclear. Yet, Toto once said that the team would offer a 5-year deal. Now it is up to Hamilton if he wishes to drive in his forties or stays for one more year. Besides, Lewis Hamilton has suggested several roles that he could portray even after ending his contract for driving, like, becoming the brand ambassador of Mercedes.
Mercedes Having The Universe In favor For 2023
However, the worst year of Mercedes ended well. W13 is probably thrown in the Garbage as Hamilton has rejected to sit in the car ever again. Now the only things left with Mercedes are hope, hard work, wishes, and luck. If all of them work together, then the team can definitely get back their dominance in 2023. And, at present, the above things are going directly in favor of the Silver Arrows.
Speaking of hope, millions of fans of Lewis Hamilton are hoping for the best. For hard work, one can see how their factory is awake all day and night to build a strong W14. And prayers are already on the way. Luck which is the most important component after hard work, is already with Mercedes as its rival team has been penalized. This time Red Bull has got 10+10% less allowance in the Wind Tunnel testing due to the constructor’s championship win and due to the cost cap penalty, respectively.