Wolff and Hamilton – will they work together in 2021?
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Wolff: “We’ll do that between two races.”
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Lewis Hamilton tears down all record walls and mostly drives the competition to the ground with the best car.
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He’s driving away from everyone this year too.
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff remains optimistic: “As I said, we will fight short and hard. Then we shake hands as always – and stay friends! “
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The question about the Spanish GP says everything about Mercedes’ dominance in Formula 1. Red Bull boss Christian Horner: “Why were you so slow?” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff laughed: “The red tire didn’t work!”
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Oh, how small did these rubber problems have to be? Winner Hamilton (88th time winner), exceptional talent Verstappen in the Red Bull-Honda and Bottas easily overtook all their rivals in hot Barcelona on Sunday!
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“Let’s do it between two races”
The finish line is also the current World Cup status – and at most the order will change. But in his current form, Lewis Hamilton (35) is on the way to the seventh title. Like a Schumi. The 91 record victories of the German can already be seen as old history. Toto Wolff, who is increasingly puzzling about his own Mercedes future, says: “Lewis is perhaps the best driver of all time. He’s driving on another star! ” And above all, it is sportlife insurance.
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But Hamilton still doesn’t have a contract for 2021. Wolff: “We’ll do that between two races. Then there is a short argument and then we go to eat a pizza! “
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There is hardly any more wages
The longer Mercedes has to wait for the man’s signature with 39 points races in a row, the more expensive the Briton will be. Sure, in these Corona times with layoffs and short-time work on most teams, he cannot still demand his current wages of around 50 million dollars.
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Wolff remains optimistic: “As I said, we will fight short and hard. Then we shake hands as always – and stay friends! “
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Bottas steals Hamilton extra point
For Bottas it quickly became clear on Sunday why he was only third, but was allowed to climb onto the podium for the 50th time: “The start was the key moment. I have to watch the video several times. But I am disappointed! ” What the Finn usually says …
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In the end, he was seized by ambition. He picked up fresh tires from the pits for the last lap – and actually managed to steal the extra point from Hamilton!
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Ferrari weak – Racing Point strong
For Ferrari it was another day to forget despite Vettel’s 7th place. Leclerc was the only one out – with an electrical damage. And when the box asked Vettel if he wanted a one-stop strategy, he said: “We’ve already discussed that!” 13 laps before …
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Racing Point-Mercedes is getting stronger: 4th Stroll, 5th Pérez. Of course, there was again a protest against the Mercedes copy. For 2021, the four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel (33) should now have a contract for the team, which will then be renamed Aston Martin. For $ 15 million.
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Which «Pink Panther» should go?
But another million-question remains: who has to go when Vettel comes? Pérez also believes that Papa Stroll “certainly won’t kick his son Lance out.” For the Mexican, only returning to Hinwil would then make sense.