Feb.11 Lewis Hamilton's farcically-delayed contract negotiations were all about money. That is the theory of former F1 driver Christijan Albers, referring to this week's announcement of a new one-year deal for the seven time world champion. 'Hamilton's demands were simply not in line with this coronavirus situation,' he opined to De Telegraaf newspaper. 'You can see very easily how this one-year deal was made. The reason is simple: Lewis hopes that by the end of the year, the economic situation will begin to improve and he may be able to demand a higher salary. 'At the moment, he had to agree with Mercedes' proposal, otherwise he would simply have been left without a place in Formula 1,'...
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