Lewis Hamilton has a contract with Mercedes until the end of 2018 and it appears he is keen to renew the deal for the long term, perhaps even until the end of his Formula 1 career, but right now he and his Mercedes team are focused on winning the world championship and extension talks are on the back-burner. Speaking to the Telegraph, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said, 'I think at the moment we are the team we need to be in order to win races and championships. And Lewis is the most competitive driver. We want him to stay a while.' Asked when a new deal will be struck between the two parties, Wolff said, “We want to win the championship first and then open discussions because they can take...
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