What’s holding up Hamilton’s 2021 Mercedes F1 contract? 

Merc should do a lottery. “First place.........One 2021 F1 Drivers Championship. Gotta be in it to win it!”

Its cuz of the budget limitations that will come in the 2021 season wich couldn’t allow lewis getting paid 54 million usd as usual or the even larger sum he probably wants now. Somehow Mercedes gotta get everything done for 150m usd

Hamilton's greed!

No one really knows but from the things Hamilton wanted in his contract it could very well be that Mercedes is explaining to Hamilton that he is a driver not the owner of Mercedes. Its apparent it hasn't sunk in yet.

I think Hamilton wants to retire he just doesn't want to be the one to pull the trigger.

One word: GREED.

This is some BS.

His greed is holding the contract up, simple as that.

The most exciting race last year was the one where Hamilton did not take place. Let him go he has got too big for his boots.

My guess is that he’s waiting until almost every big F1 youtuber has made their 2021 season predictions before retiring, just to throw it all off

HOPE GHE IS LEAVING SOONER OR LATER.. CANT WAIT TO SAY GB TO HIM AND HIS BULLSHIT .. ADIOS MARIKA JUST LEAVE ..

maybe he retire so he can lecture us how we have to live our life fulltime now. i rly hope hes gone cant stand this guy.

Swap them Russell to Mercedes Hamilton to Williams.

Strange.

His ego !!!🤣🤣🤣

You don't have much longer, seven years maybe. Ask 4 $40mi dollars a year. Go Lew!

Mercedes need to distance themselves from the whole Burn Loot Murder movement

Yes please. Do a video about the 10 craziest f1 contracts

Lewis thinks he's special and Mercedes can't win without him. It's the car Lewis, and they know it. Lower your demands or they'll replace you and nothing will change for Mercedes

He's a 7x champion. He has "been there, done that." Maybe he is happy being just as good as Schumacher...

This happens every time they're renewing and he always gets what he wants. I'll literally shove a pineapple up my ass if Russell gets his seat.

Ego and money

Without Merc it was impossible to be a 7time champ ... in the same time he loves a big money .... I would take Russel .... just don't like the greed !

Greed.

If he wants another title he will sign. I am staggered at ths greed of sports stars. In this time especially it makes them look what they are. Self obsessed greedy people. Let him go. Bring someone else through. Max Verstappen would have won in Hamilton' s car, that is currently the car to be driving. Let him go.

Don't care if he ever returns. George is the way to go!

His dreadlocks 😂🤣😂

I'm not one of these "it's all the car" guys because I believe drivers matter... a lot... but I can't remember a time when any car has been as far ahead of the others as the Merc is so while Sir Lewis piloting one is nearly a lock for a title, I don't think they necessarily need him to get there. A car like the '08 McLaren needed a guy like Hamilton to win. The modern Merc does not so I think the team has the leverage advantage here. If they plopped Russell into his seat, I don't think he could do the job as easy or as convincingly as Hamilton... but I do believe he could do it. Doubt Bottas could but you never know. Perhaps. It'd be a long shot, though. Nevertheless, I predict he'll be back.

Don’t worry we have George for back up plan B 👍🇬🇧🏆🥇

Like for Senna '93 contract video and an episode on Bring Back V10s!

The number one driver and the number one team... is it money? no. is it personal? no. is it Hamilton making it a part of his contract that George Russell will not replace Bottas while he is still with mercedes... ofcourse. after all these years that is the only logical thing that could be causing this. The only way to become 7 time F1 champion is to be the best and live for the win. The only way to become a 8 time f1 champion is to be willing to kill for the win...

It's a video on Lewis Hamilton: Cue the comment section to be taken over by the fanny boys.

Mercedes needs to look to the future : Russell

It’s about money and he wants the HyperCar. That is all

Money sack is not heavy enough for Mr. My tyres are gone.

Without Mercedes, Lewis would be just another F1 driver. Anyone with eyes seen that! The car are superior. That doesn't make their accomplishments any less incredible. They all play by the same rules.

Ed is gem

They don't want to pay him. They should charge him 20 Million to drive the car next year and get his 8th WDC

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When the money gets in the way, everything else just follows.

They should get rid of Hamilton. Suggest to him that in order to truly be a world great he should undertake a season with Williams and that George Russell should take his seat for a season. That should clear up the "Car or Driver" question.

arrogance is what’s holding it up, along with way too high of a price tag. he’s already way overpaid.

Put George Russell in the car! FFS. Lewis can go and do Extreme E

Short answer: MONEY

Who cares? Should sign Russell

Some people are just fucking gready

Benz has realised they dont need that muppet to win titles when any kid will do it for nothing.

Senna was worth EVERY SINGLE dollar in that '93 season - 5 wins, more than the Ford works powered Benneton team and Schumacher managed...despite an inferior engine (rumoured to be 50bhp less than the Benneton work Ford engine I might add). He pushed Prost right to the end, shat upon them at Donington in a wet race display that has NEVER been seen again by any other driver. Don't get me wrong, Hamilton is very very good, I would say the best on the grid in today's line up, but I do not think he is in the same class as Fangio, Clark or Senna.

Scott Mitchell, it’s Daimler...not Dymler

I really hope that, in this current climate throughout the world, that it's not a case of Lewis wanting more money! I used to be a massive fan of Hamilton, even more so because he was a McLaren driver, but I've been going off the guy more and more over the years, especially with all of this political bs he brings into the sport. I know he's not the only one doing it and, with him, it seems to be something he genuinely feels passionate about, but he is so misinformed, which in turn, misinforms the people that listen to him.

I hope he gets out of F1 but I know it's wishful thinking. Too much of a distraction with the "American" look and politics angle.

Louis is getting too big for his boots

This is ridiculous how does it take a year to come to an agreement over a contract. Merc should just say this is all to hard close the door on your way out Lewis bring in Russell. Let be honest Latifi can be WC in that car.

Get in there Russel!!!!!!!!

maybe the american owners of F1 asked Merc and Lewis to arrange a bit of fake drama to keep it interesting. "make it into a soap opera." the contract has already probably been made.

retired maybe, or review his contract perhaps

He probably needs a lot of money because he is probably still paying off everything after he attempted to sue Hamilton watch, because of the name. He obviously lost the case because it’s a watch company that was founded in the late 1800’s.

He want to be in a role of mentor and trying to pull his chosen driver in his place.

Hamilton clearly holding out for more money. While the rest of us struggle financially through Covid !

Hamilton = Ferrari

Greedy bastard. Mercedes would make the same amount in income with George Russell bringing in title winning revenue and sponsors and still cost 1/10 in salary.

I'll tell you what's holding up the contract, it's a giant ego

relax guys no doubt lewis will sign done deal

I don't understand why they're waiting for him to sign. Russell proved that anyone on the grid in that car will be able to win races. I still think russell was stopped from winning .If you put BRUNDLE .WEBBER. COULTHARD. BUTTON. CARTERCAINE. In that car they come 1st/2nd in the 1st race in 2021.

Swop Russell, see if Hamilton is competitive

Mercedes should tell Hamilton he has to pay them 100 million to drive their car, he won’t win another race without it

Who gives a toss?

Hamilton when a driver thinks he is more important than the team then it's time to replace him ,big headed and arrogant and when 40 million a year and still want more sorry get rid Russell proved anyone in that car can win a race .

its bollocks. the fact is ive seen it. its what he sais and what f1 has done this year. Equality, inclusitvity, thats where parts of his salary will go to. im sure of it. hes trying to create a forum for those 2 words in ft1 and racing over all. and he is trying to do with WITH MERCEDES, not just alone.

Hamilton did say that he hoped to wind up the 2021 contract negotiations by Christmas. It's legit to assume there are big issues here.

You all are more interested in what's happening with Hamilton more than your own family 🤔

M-O-N-E-Y

Obviously it’s the car not the driver so tell Lewis to F off

Is toto trying to ditch Hamilton for Russell

Is Hamilton trying to control who he will have for a teammate

The bloody inch karyologically surprise because look originally reply down a paltry afternoon. terrific, hateful suggestion

Nothing to see here except for headlines, should there be something to it it is simple right, is it not always about the $ where there is smoke? But thinking no smoke here, we don't have the adventurous guys anymore, no one will leave the winner and try to extract even more by grabbing glory with yet another team and hence lifting the status way higher than "just" winning in a merc. Which to be honest is not even half as impressive as doing it in RB 2021

I really couldn't give a monkeys regarding this, in case you haven't noticed we are in the midst of a global economic meltdown, F1 is becoming rapidly more irrelevant as the months drag on

Who cares

Holy shit, 1 MILLION dolars PER RACE in 1993!!!!!! That's a shit ton of money!!!

If he goes the Senna route, he’d be raking in $4M per race if not more. Would be an interesting situation to watch.

2021 F1 Season will be more exciting if Lewis don't go with Mercedes. But there is no better Car like Merc and no good driver like Lewis. But I like to see, if Lewis and Max change the seats, next champ will be Max for sure. Only if Ferrari didn't improve their car.

Here is a thought - Hamilton out, Russel in and Hulk at Williams.

send him in other car he will not perform well for sure

sheer unadulterated greed is the only hold up. its obscene what he gets without a pay rise,

This contract saga is a nothing burger.

He'll re-sign. Give the boy more coin,what ever he wants.Still on holidays. Shit the boy wins.

He is having lessons on how to spell his name.

Lewis need Mercedes more than Mercedes need him, so he cant pool out a Senna 1993

So Senna was earning a Million dollars a race 20 plus years ago and I didn't hear anybody say anything negative then and he was also driving the best car and Michael was earning nearly 40 million a year all the years ago when he was arguably driving the best car with tyres specifically tailored to him, plus guaranteed no.1 status in the team and you guessed it I didn't hear anybody say anything then about his money or position in F1 or be degraded by people belittling his driving expertise and saying he's no better than any of the other drivers who could win all the races he does, which is absolute rubbish to people who follow race careers and really know about racing. It's a shame that in 2021 a black person still has to work twice as hard for something that is equal to all. I'm sorry to tell you that as long as Sir Lewis is around your Max's will never reach his levels of achievement and most importantly Mercedes knows that when theres major changes coming with the rules , theres only one driver you want in your team with the experience, skill and ability to drive through problems. Arise Sir Lewis.

Lewis is leaving get over it

Lewis is going to sign , he got too much of a big ego to throw away an opportunity to get an eighth. He's not Rosberg and Mercedes are not the ones who will lose the most if Lewis doesn't sign it's him.

4:27 Lets play hypothetical then. The previous 4:27. **sad noises**

He's knelt on his pen!...

Good video dude.😃👍

I am not a Hamilton fan, but I really want to see him get 8 or more World Championship !!!!!! Please sign him.

I am drive Mercedes.....

Perhaps F1 have had enough of his political bullying of the other drivers.

50.000000.M reasons....

Greed