Hamilton’s future has been the subject of intense speculation in recent months, with the seven-time world champion out of contr🧸act at the end of th♓e year and yet to sign an extension. 

There were rumours F🦹errari had readied a £40m offer for Hamilton’s services last month but the reports were denied by both parties as Hamilton reiterated his intention to remaiꦡn with Mercedes. 

Ham💖ilton met with Wolff for the laཧtest round of contract talks the day after matching his best result of the 2023 F1 season so far with second in Barcelona. 

And according to Wolff, Hamilton’s future cඣould be resolved before this weeken🔯d’s Canadian Grand Prix. 

“We’re still talki𝔉ng about,” Wolff told CNBC in New York when asked about the state of Hamilton’s contract negotiations. 

“We💜 get thi🦋s question basically every race weekend. We have such a good relationship that we dread the moment that we need to talk about money.

"It is going to happen soon.” 

Pressed on the timeframe, Wolff 🔯answered: “We are talking more days th🍸an weeks.

”We are trying hard [to get it 🔯done before the Ca♛nadian Grand Prix]. I will see him today and maybe we will talk about it.” 

Wolff stressed the 38-year-ꦆold’s importance to F🎃1 and said Mercedes intend to “keep him in the sport for as long as possible”. 

"Lewis is the most important personalit🦄🌳y in the sport," Wolff added. 

"He is so multi-faceted,♔ not only with the racing, but also off track, so we need to keep him in the sport for as long as possible.

"From a team's perspective, Lewis and Mercedes have gone back a long time. He has never raced fo🧔r any 🧸other brand than Mercedes.

"We both joined the team in ཧ2013 together, and from a professional relationship, we now have🐎 a friendship. It has been a wonderful time."