Toto Wolff: Lewis Hamilton 'most important personality in F1’ | Mercedes ‘owe him’ eighth title
Hamilton is out of contract at the end of F1 2023 with Mercedes.
The seven-time world champion is expected to remain with Mercedes for 2024, althougꦦh a new deal has yet to be announced.
Wolff has confirmed that talks have been hel🎃d between Hamilton a♕nd Mercedes but nothing has been agreed.
The German did previously hint that Hamilton will remain with Mercedes for “several” ye💙ars, ho🧜wever, it’s likely an ambassador role for the 103-time grand prix is on the cards.
Speaking to Sky Sports in Downing Street on Tuesday - the home of the British Prime Minister - following a meet♚ing with a number of key F1 personnel, politician Lucy Frazer, and advisors to PM Rishi Sunak, Wolff heaped ꦍpraise on Hamilton.
“Lewis Hamilton is cꦍlearly the most important personality in our spor☂t, he is so multi-dimensional,” he said.
“🦩It is not only the racing driverꦑ and World Champion but he is also trailblazing for diversity and sustainability.
“There are no limits for Lewi🎃s Hamilton as an entrepreneur as a politician🌠. I think he is one of the most spectacular personalities and characters I've ever met.
“We owe him an eighth championship.”
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali stood 😼alongside Wolff during the same i🎐nterview.
He added: “I would say morꦓe short-term we would love to see Lewis still fighting on the track, but I agree with Toto that he's an incredible personality.
“He has shown that he has raised the bar of interest in a lot of topics, but for the short🌸-term I would say to To🐼to, make sure that he's running with a good F1 car.”
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