Lewis Hamilton is set to request a $50 million-a-year contract with Mercedes when negotiations resume in the coming weeks, it has been reported. With the talks put on hold during F1's hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Daily Mail is reporting that Hamilton is seeking a $5 million improvement on his soon-to-expire $45m-a-year contract once the sport returns to racing this weekend in Austria. Currently one of the two highest-paid drivers in Formula 1, the Briton is almost guaranteed to become the sport's highest-earner regardless of whether he attains a wage increase or not, as his closest financial competitor Sebastian Vettel has been unable to agree his own terms on extending his...
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