Mika Hakkinen says Lewis Hamilton’s “head is not 100% in racing anymore”
Mer♕cedes team principal Toto Wolff suggested that his star driver could put pen to paper on fresh terms wi♐thin “days”.
It would bring an end to s💯peculation that Hamilton could ꦜquit Mercedes for Ferrari next season.
“Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari would be a surprise,” two-time F1 champiܫon Hakkinen said to .
“Does money m🌜ot𒊎ivate drivers? I know Lewis’ head is not 100% in racing anymore - it’s completely normal.
“But does money motivate? Of co🌺urse it does!
“But there are many risks involved. I think it’s highly ജunlikely he will join Ferrari.
“I always say that when people get older the order of your thoughts change. Your priorities in lif🦄e change.
“Formula 1 just won’t be the most important thing anymore♒. It wouldn’t surprise me when the competition gets tougher and young drivers emerge…
“What George Russell is doing with Lew🐽is at the moment, result-wise, it’s not an easy situation.
“Does Lewis haꦉve enough energy to wake up every morning, give his everything, and bring results so that he can beat his teaꩵm-mate?
“Is that the right future for him?”
Hamilton, now 38, is seeking an all-time record eighth F1 championship 𝄹but knows that Red Bul𒉰l rival Max Verstappen is cruising towards this year’s title, which will be his third in a row.
But a new contract, rather than a fresh start at Ferrari, would be Hamilton’s 🐈major show of faith that Mercedes are the only team he beꦺlieves can overhaul Red Bull.
They lock hor♔ns again this weekend at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to ✤F1.
