Lewis Hamilton’s plan to boost his financial and influential power at Mercedes has been “shattered”. “George Russell literally and figuratively shattered Hamilton’s plan,” Albers said. It is reported that Hamilton and Mercedes are at a standoff, with many believing the latter is refusing to give in to the British driver’s pay demands. “At the very least this is not good for Hamilton’s image,” he added. Merzario also thinks Hamilton will be nervous about Russell potentially becoming his teammate in 2022. “It is probably not far from the truth that Hamilton does not want a teammate like that,” he said. But Hamilton needs to be clear that things are changing,” said Merzario. Hamilton said there is “lots of work ongoing in the background”.

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