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Exclusive: Hamilton’s Salary Demands Preventing New Mercedes Contract

Lewis Hamilton’s unwillingness to take a pay cut is hindering his contract extension negotiations with the Mercedes F1 team, a source in the paddock has told Formula1News.co.uk. The Brit is currently earning around £40 million per year with the Silver Arrows, but they are looking to reduce this by around 60 percent in light of the coronavirus-induced global economic crisis, the source added. READ: Sergio Perez & Hulkenberg Are Potential Options For Red Bull – Marko Hamilton, however, is reportedly not willing to take such a steep pay cut – and this disagreement is what led to the impasse in The post Exclusive: Hamilton’s Salary Demands Preventing New Mercedes Contract appeared...
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