Wolff: 'Hamilton knows that the team doesn't revolve around him'
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The contract negotiations between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are in full swing and almost non-existent. The seven-time world champion is asking a lot of money, but Mercedes would rather cut back on Hamilton's contract. Toto Wolff sees the importance of the world star in his team and so he takes his time for the contract.
“The best men means the quickest driver and the most intelligent driver. [He is] the one that understands how the dynamics in a team works, its technical ability, and on the other side seeing himself in the right context within the organisation and not like a solar system where everything revolves around the sun," explains the team boss of Mercedes in conversation with Motorsport.com.
Is Hamilton going to do a 'Rosberg'?
“Equally, the organisation around the driver needs to be on its absolute A-game in order to deliver performance in the various areas. This means on the engineering side, on the commercial side, on the political side, and on the communication side, in order to keep the wheels rolling." Wolff expects there to be an agreement between Mercedes and Hamilton, as the two parties need each other.
Wolff does not expect a Rosberg scenario either, in which Hamilton chooses to stop. “It doesn't worry me at all, because I will always respect Lewis's decisions. “Whether this is staying with us for a long time, or whether that means leaving the sport and pursuing different interests. I think we need to be ready for all kinds of curveballs being thrown at us," concludes Wolff.