'Ferrari president gets zero response from Hamilton'

Hamilton always seems to want to get the most out of it in terms of salary with his contract negotiations, but money is not the main driver. Ferrari offered much more money than Mercedes, but nevertheless, Hamilton has (still) set his sights on a new commitment with his current employer.

According to Turrini, this has everything to do with the fact that Hamilton still drives Formula 1, mainly because he is so keen to win that eighth world title. To achieve that, the British driver believes he needs to stay with Mercedes in the short term.

However, Hamilton and the German formation have been haggling over a new contract for months. For a while, it seemed that the contract extension would be made public during the Canada Grand Prix weekend, but still, the signatures have not been made. This effectively means that in four months' time, Hamilton will be free to go wherever he wants.