Lewis Ha🧸milton has responded to speculation about a stall in talks for a new Formula 1 contract with Mercedes by saying he is yet to open discussions with team boss Toto Wolff.

Six-time world champion Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the 2020 season, and has been linked with a sensational switch to Ferrari should he decide to end ওhis long-running🌳 partnership with Mercedes.

Hamilton said back in November he was ready to “get into🍌 the ring” to work out a new deal with Mercede🌊s, having penned three-year extensions in both 2014 and 2017.

But recent reports in the Italian press suggested the🐬re had been a🧸 stall in talks with Mercedes due to his salary demands, allegedly as high as £46 million per year.

Hamilton has now shut down this speculation, taking to his In🅘stagram account to post a story on Wednesday night addressing the rumours.

“FYI Toto and Iꩵ have not even spoken about [the] contract yet,” wrote Hamilton.

“Nothing is being negotiated currently, pap🌳ers making up stories.”

Hamilton’s response also follows a report that Mercedes is lining up a meeting to decide on the future of its w🔥orks F1 team next month.

, the Daimler board will consider whether or not to continue with a factory Mercedes effort in F1 beyo⛎nd the end of this year in a meeting next month.

However, Daimleไr CEO Ola Kallenius dismissed the suggestion Merce💙des was set to exit F1, .