Toto Wolff implies that David Coulthard’s theory was correct over Lewis Hamilton contract delay
Hamilton and Mercedes finally confir🍒med that they had penned fresh terms, which run until the end of 2025, at the F1 Italian Grand Prix.
It brought an end to a saga that Hamilton and Mercedes team principal W🙈olff constantly reassured fans would end in a new agreement.
“Lewis and I were clear on the ma🌄jor terms in June, J♚uly,” Wolff said.
“Things were just dribbling along. Bubbling along sl🎶owly. Then it was sum🐼mer break.”
🎃“In the end, it was about marketing – not really the big relevant topi🍸cs.
about the delay in confirming Hamilton’s new deal.
“Mercedes will want a certain amount of time from Lewis for th🐈eir partn✅ers,” Coulthard claimed.
“Mercedes will have sold sponsorshꦅip on obtaining access to their dꦗrivers.
“Some businesses will have sig⛎ned up with the Silver Arrows because Lewis is there, rather than George Russell.
“Perhaps Lewis might be wanting to do f൩ewer💖 days or have fewer commitments?
“What Lewis will be signing up for goes way beyond him driving♒ at a grand prix.
“It is abꦛout what rights he retains in terms of his image, and what rights he sells to th♊e team.
“Mercedes are buying more t🍌han just Lewis’ driving services. They are buying his promotional image and his PR image.”
James was a sports journalist at Sk🌄y Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footba💧ll, to F1.
