Max Verstappen may be dominating F1 on track but Lewis Hamilton’s contract is one of the leading stories in the paddock. Daniel Ricciardo has weighed in on Hamilton’s F1 future with the Mercedes driver’s next move uncertain.
The seven-time champion has yet to agree on fresh contract terms with just months remaining on his current agreement. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel has suggested he could make a stunning F1 comeback just months after walking away from the sport
44 mins ago07:13 Luke Chillingsworth
Daniel Ricciardo gives Lewis Hamilton advice
Daniel Ricciardo has suggested Lewis Hamilton may try to “hang on” to a Formula One seat as he is “scared of what happens next”.
Hamilton has reportedly asked for a five-year contract extension but Mercedes bosses are thought to have handed him a shorter deal.
But discussions between Hamilton and the team are ongoing on some smaller details.
Ricciardo was asked to weigh in on Hamilton’s situation ahead of his own F1 comeback this weekend.
He told Crash.net: “When you’ve lived on this awesome, euphoric level for so long, the thought of losing that is maybe scary. And I understand that. As long as that’s not the thing stopping you from retiring then you are okay.”
44 mins ago07:13 Luke Chillingsworth
Vettel teases F1 return at Goodwood
Sebastian Vettel has suggested he could be closing in on a return to Formula One after retiring last season.
The four-time world champion refused to rule out a role at F1 or the FIA to improve the environmental image of the sport.
It’s a topic Vettel is passionate about with the German even converting Nigel Mansell’s 1992 world championship-winning Williams to run on sustainable fuels.
“We’ll see but I have some ideas,” he replied when asked by PlanetF1.com about a possible role within F1. “I’ve been to Monaco earlier this year. I had a very good meeting with [F1 president] Stefano [Domenicali].”
