Six times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is yet to start talks with Mercedes to extend his contract beyond this year, despite media reports they had stalled already over wage demands. The 35-year-old Briton denied the speculation in a post, subsequently deleted, on Instagram: “FYI Toto and I have not even spoken about contract yet. Nothing is being negotiated currently, papers making up stories.” Reports in Italy had suggested Hamilton was seeking $60 million a year. Red Bull’s motorsport head Helmut Marko was then quoted by Autobild as saying only Ferrari would be willing to pay such an amount for a driver. Ferrari said last year that chairman John Elkann had met...
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