Wolff confident in Hamilton: '100% his seat'

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31 October 2022 at 18:47
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Lewis Hamilton plans to extend his contract at Mercedes, which expires at the end of 2023. The Briton has ambitions to remain part of Formula 1. Toto Wolff does not seem likely to stand in his way, he revealed in an interview with Reuters.

The team boss is still very grateful to the driver for all the world titles he gave to the team. Therefore, if Hamilton chooses to stay longer, Mercedes seems to be going to cooperate. "It's 100% his seat," Wolff stressed to the medium.

Wolff takes Fernando Alonso as an example. The two-time world champion, at the age of 41, is still performing superbly at Alpine and will make the move to Aston Martin next season. For Wolff, then, it is clear that age does not matter by a long shot.

"As long as you continue to look after yourself and develop your cognitive sensors, I think he (Hamilton) has many more years in him," Wolff points to Hamilton's achievements. "I'm pretty certain that's going to be the case here in the team."

Mercedes hopes to keep Hamilton

After Hamilton's career, Mercedes hopes to keep him on board. "Although we are not talking about a career end, it's also important to speak about his role as an ambassador for Mercedes and the many sponsors we have and the implication he can have in our wider universe."