Toto Wolff implies that David Coulthard’s theory was correct over Lewis Hamilton contract delay
Hamilton and Mercedes finally confirmed that they had penned fresh terms, which run until the end of 2025, at the F1 Italia🌳n Grand Prix.
It brought an end to a✨ saga that Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Wolff constantly reassured fans would end in a new agreement.
“Lewis 🍨and I were clear on the major terms in June, July,” Wolff said.
“Things were just dribbling along. Bubbling along💝 s꧃lowly. Then it was summer break.”
“In the end,🅘 it was about marketing – not really the big relevant topics.
about the delay in confirming Hamilton’s new deal.
“Mercedes will want a certain amount of time from Lewis for th🐼eir partners,” Coulthard claimed.
“Mercedes will have sold sponsorship on obtaining access to their dri🍸vers.
“Some busiꦅnesses will have signed up with the Silver Arrows because Lewis is there, rather than George Russell.
“Perhaps Lewis might be wa🌼nting t💟o do fewer days or have fewer commitments?
“What Lewis will be signing up fo♛r go🔥es way beyond him driving at a grand prix.
“It is ab🍰out what rights he retainꦯs in terms of his image, and what rights he sells to the team.
“Mercedes are buying more than just Lewis’ driving services. They are buying his promotional image and꧃ his PR image.”
James was a sports journalist a💖t Sky Sports for a decade covering everything✨ from American sports, to football, to F1.
