I was thinking the same thing. You have guys like Eddie Jordan out there saying he wouldn’t resign him. I guess that’s why Eddie doesn’t have a team anymore. Sure Sir Lewis will be expensive, but so are other drivers!
How much is Hamilton asking for in comparison to other drivers? Russell didn't do him any favors when he went from being in the back of the pack every race to competing for the win just by switching to the Mercedes. I don't doubt Hamilton is the best driver, but if he is asking for multiples more than someone else I could see why Mercedes wouldn't bend to his demands.
I think he wants a raise and percentage of prize money from merc. Also a three year deal. The three years seems to be the sticking point. Not sure why when you have Fernando making good money at his age.
Which is ironic considering he won so many titles because of the stupid chase format.
Are there many other teams that could afford paying him what he is asking? What leverage does Hamilton actually have since I think he's broken just about every record. I found a site that says he wants 50 million a year, a percentage of win money, and a bigger voice in the company. I can see the bigger voice in the team, and maybe even the pay raise, but getting a percentage of the win money seems odd to me. I'm not overly familiar with the budget constraints that F1 and/or Mercedes has in place, but taking money from winnings would seem to hurt the people on the back end of the program (staff, engineers, etc.).
F1 have been pretty tight with their contracts in the past, so not sure how out of the ordinary this is. Sounds like ham wants to be part of the team long after he stops racing.
Yeah. I saw that. Seems reasonable. And if they stay, they will have two open spots next season to determine a line up.
