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Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff have yet to speak about new 2021 Mercedes contract

Paul Velasco02.02.2020

The 2021 Silly Season continues to bubble as Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have yet to ink a new deal beyond the end of this year.

The off-season has thus been filled with speculation about the Briton's plans for the future with even talk of a defection to Ferrari, with Toto Wolff following him, capturing headlines for weeks

But according to Hamilton, it's all smoke-and-mirrors created by the media, “For your information Toto and I have not even spoken about contract yet. Nothing is being negotiated currently, papers making up stories.”

This he wrote on Instagram but subsequently deleted the post.

Meanwhile, word is that Hamilton is angling for a $60-million per year multi-year deal. Conveniently, in 2020, he could usurp Michael Schumacher's all time Grand Prix win record of 91 victories. Hamilton is on 84.

Should Mercedes continue their incredible run of success - 12 F1 world titles in six seasons and make it 14 from seven by the end of this season - Hamilton is likely to become a seven-times F1 World Champion and match the German legend's incredible record.

All this will bring Mercedes huge column inches and massive exposure as record-breaking history beckons for the mighty winning-machine that the Silver Arrows of the modern era have become with their superstar driver

The team that Wolff built is the best outfit in the history of the sport, and it is widely accepted that just about any good driver is capable of winning titles in their cars.

Mercedes drivers have won 93 times in the modern era, which began for them in 2010 with Nico Rosberg joined by Schumacher (who came out of retirement) for the project headed by Ross Brawn.

Rosberg bagged their first F1 victory of the second-coming at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix that year. The marques first victory since Juan Manuel Fangio won he 1955 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Hamilton joined the team in 2013 and scored his first win, in September, at Hungaroring and has now amassed 63 wins in silver and bagged five F1 world championship titles for the German team, adding to his one title won with McLaren (powered by Mercedes) in 2008.

So, for now, the Hamilton-to-Ferrari stories appear to be off-the-mark, but be sure Hamilton and Mercedes will quickly agree a deal as right now the 35-year-old is in the best place he could wish to be, ask any other racing driver.

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