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Which team will take constructors in 2023?

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Pineapple Smurf said:
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Lewis Hamilton's new contract extension at crossroads as Mercedes rejects his $200 million demand

Lewis Hamilton, the former 7-time Champion's new Formula 1 deal with Mercedes is in limbo after his new demands.
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And more well known F1 pundits say it's nothing to do with the money involved.

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Mercedes to announce new Lewis Hamilton contract at 2023 British GP

Lewis Hamilton's future with Mercedes is likely to include ambassadorial roles, locking in his relationship with the team beyond Formula 1.
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Croft emphasised that the agreement will likely focus not only on financial aspects but also on supporting the Hamilton commission and exploring future collaborations and ambassadorial roles.

“It won’t be about money; it will be about support for the Hamilton commission, support with the various things Lewis wants to do – tie-ups in the future, maybe an ambassadorial role,” Croft explained.

“There will be lots of different things that need sorting out, but it will get done. It wouldn’t surprise me if it gets done at Silverstone; that would be a logical thing.”

Mercedes Team Principal, Toto Wolff, had previously indicated that discussions about Hamilton’s contract extension were nearing their conclusion, stating: “We are talking more days than weeks.”
 
quovadis said:
Car + Driver = Winning formula. It's justified. Merc just need to up their car game.
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At the moment it's not justified. He would have had far more negotiation power 3 years ago. You can only ride the "7 world championships" wave for so long.

Your fortunes are unfortunately tied to the team, and when the team is not performing, you can't get away with outlandish demands. They also know as well as he does that no other team is going to give into this kind of demand. Especially because nobody else is competing at RB's level, and they're never going to have him as long as Max is there...
 
How sure are we about the accuracy of that article from a website that can't spell sports correctly? Not saying it's false, but it seems dubious. Also, given the cost cap, there's no way a team could pay that salary. Seems like nonsense to me.
 
Taking into account how other mutiple world champs ie Michael, Seb, Alonso and now Lewis has not been able to add to their WC tally after a dominant run, I would say that it does not favour him atm

The only person on the grid right now that has that kind of negotiating power is Max.

I don't know. If I was in Toto's shoes I would look ahead and try to take Russel, Shumi or whoever and try to build a winning team for the next 10 years. Toto is smitten by the LH marketing effect and probably nostalgia of past accomplishments. It is not good business.
 
dotdan said:
Taking into account how other mutiple world champs ie Michael, Seb, Alonso and now Lewis has not been able to add to their WC tally after a dominant run, I would say that it does not favour him atm

The only person on the grid right now that has that kind of negotiating power is Max.

I don't know. If I was in Toto's shoes I would look ahead and try to take Russel, Shumi or whoever and try to build a winning team for the next 10 years. Toto is smitten by the LH marketing effect and probably nostalgia of past accomplishments. It is not good business.
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Yep they had a good run but it's time to look ahead now. I'm not sure Mick would be the best choice, he failed to live up to expectations. I would look at someone like Lando...
 
UrBaN963 said:
How sure are we about the accuracy of that article from a website that can't spell sports correctly? Not saying it's false, but it seems dubious. Also, given the cost cap, there's no way a team could pay that salary. Seems like nonsense to me.
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True
Then again I see more spelling / grammar mistakes on News24 and IOL lately
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
At the moment it's not justified. He would have had far more negotiation power 3 years ago. You can only ride the "7 world championships" wave for so long.

Your fortunes are unfortunately tied to the team, and when the team is not performing, you can't get away with outlandish demands. They also know as well as he does that no other team is going to give into this kind of demand. Especially because nobody else is competing at RB's level, and they're never going to have him as long as Max is there...
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Disagree. Schumacher's salary increased year on year - why does he get to ride his 7 world championships?
 
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