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 Italian Grand 𝓰Prix.
It brought an end to a saga that Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Wolff con🀅stantly reassured fans would end in a new agreement.
“Lewis and I were clear on the major termꦚs in June, July,” Wolff said.
“Things were ju♒st dribbling along. Bubbling along slowly. Then it was sum🔯mer break.”
“In the end, it was about marketing – not really the big relevant top𝓰ics෴.
about the delay in confirming Hamilton’s new deal.
“Mercedes will want a certain amount of t🍨ime from Lewis for their partners,” Coulthard claimed.
“Mercedes will have sold sp﷽onsorship on obtaining🔜 access to their drivers.
“Soꦺme businesses will have signed up with the Silver Arrows because Lewis is there, rather than George Russell.
“Perhaps Lewis might be wanting to do fewer days or have fewer commitme𝔉nts?
“What Lewis will be signing up for goes way beyond him driving at a grand 🐓prix.
“It is about what rights he retains in terms of his image, and what rights he sells to the tea💫m.
“Mercedes are buying more than just Lewis’ driving s🍨ervices. They are buying his promotional image and his 🅺PR image.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything froꦇm American sp꧃orts, to football, to F1.
