“It doesn’t worry me”– Toto Wolff is ready for Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes

Tanish Chachra | 06/01/2022
"It doesn't worry me"– Toto Wolff is ready for Lewis Hamilton's departure from Mercedes

Toto Wolff is ready to handle Mercedes without the services of Lewis Hamilton, who has given them eight successive constructors’ titles.

Lewis Hamilton is statistically the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time. Even at the age of 36 and about to turn 37 on Friday, Hamilton is still at the top of his game.

He was about to get his hands on his eight drivers’ championship title. But in the end. Max Verstappen clinched it. Since then, Hamilton has hardly spoken in public, and rumours of him retiring are also circulating.

However, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claims that he is ready to extend his team’s exploits even without F1. However, he also feels that there is still a lot to achieve with Hamilton.

“It doesn’t worry me at all, because I will always respect Lewis’s decisions,” said Wolff. “Whether this is staying with us for a long time, or whether that means leaving the sport and pursuing different interests.”

“I think we need to be ready for all kinds of curveballs being thrown at us. But at the same time, we talk a lot, and we are very transparent with each other. I think there is more to achieve together.”

Also read: Ex F1 driver feels Mercedes would have fared better with Lando Norris alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2022

Lewis Hamilton to serve more

In the middle of the 2021 season, Hamilton added two years to his Mercedes contract. Moreover, recently Mercedes also posted a cryptic social media post that signalled Hamilton’s return, so in all likeliness, we may see Hamilton in 2022.

“It is hard to believe it’s been nearly nine years working with this incredible team and I’m excited we’re going to continue our partnership for two more years. We’ve accomplished so much together but we still have a lot to achieve, both on and off the track.”

Also read: George Russell makes his feelings clear for Lewis Hamilton and reveals partnership plan

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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