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Wolff admits Hamilton friendship made contract talks a nightmare
©Mercedes Michael Delaney
21/08/2025 at 09:3421/08/2025 at 09:23 Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has lifted the lid on just how awkward it was to thrash out Formula 1 contracts with Lewis Hamilton – revealing that their close personal friendship often turned negotiations into a drawn-out ordeal. Hamilton, who joined Mercedes in 2013, went on to win six world championships with the team, cementing his place as one of the sport’s greats. Alongside his dominance on track, he also developed a strong friendship with the chief architect of Mercedes’ success in F1, a relationship that Wolff admits made business dealings unusually tricky. “It always makes things more complicated when you...
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