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Wolff: 'That is why Hamilton only signed for eleven months'

The long-awaited Hamilton-Mercedes deal has finally been signed. Lewis Hamilton has only signed for the coming season. Only eleven months sticks to the Briton's fourteen-year F1 career. Team boss Toto Wolff explains why. Joint decision Mercedes and Hamilton It is an unlikely deal for both parties; Lewis Hamilton signs on for just one year with Mercedes. For Mercedes, the Briton wins victories and titles, Hamilton himself can expand his status as an athlete with Mercedes and set a world record by overtaking Michael Schumacher. So why only a one-year extension? In 2015 Hamilton signed a contract for another three years with Mercedes. In 2018 he extended it by two years and now only 2021 is...
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