Amid unsubstantiated rumours that Lewis Hamilton is holding Mercedes to ransom over his next contract, the reigning Formula 1 world champion has all but confirmed that he will be staying with the Silver Arrows until the end of his career. Hamilton is out of contract at the end of this year and although it is highly unlikely he will leave Mercedes for Ferrari – the only other team who could afford him – there has been speculation linking him to Maranello. In the Bahrain paddock, it was suggested that Wolff has tried and failed to secure Max Verstappen or Sebastian Vettel as a back-up for a possible scenario without Hamilton in the world champion team. Hamilton supposedly got...
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