WHY HAMILTON HAS SIGNED A 1-YEAR CONTACT WITH MERCEDES AND IS THERE A CHANCE THAT HE WON'T BE RACING IN 2022

AFTER SO MANY MONTHS OF WAIT MERCEDES AND HAMILTON FINALLY AGREED ON A 1-YEAR CONTACT FOR 2021 THAT WILL EXTEND THEIR SUCCESFULL PARTNERSHIP.

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WHY THEY SIGNED A 1-YEAR CONTACT?

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ALL OF HAMILTON'S PREVIOUS CONTACTS WERE MULTI-YEAR DEALS SO IT IS VERY SURPRISING THAT HE SINGED FOR JUST ONE YEAR. IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THEY WOULD SIGN AS MERCEDES TEAM PRINCIPAL TOTO WOLF SAID IN AN INTERVIEW LAST MONDAY. BUT COVID-19 DELAYED THEIR MEETING AND AS THE SEASON WOULD START IN JUST 1 MONTH THEY HAD TO HURRY. WITH THIS IN MIND THEY AGREED IN A SIMPLE 1-YEAR CONTACT FOR THE NEXT SEASON.

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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF A ONE-YEAR CONTACT?

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IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MERCEDES COULDN'T AGREE ON CERTAIN THINGS OTHERWISE THEY WOULD HAVE SINGED MUCH EARLIER. THIS AGREEMENT GETS THE SORTED FOR 2021 AS NOW THEY WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO PREPARE FOR NEXT SEASON AND FIGHT FOR ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP.FOR MERCEDES, THEY GET THE BEST DRIVER ON THE GRID AND THEY ARE SET FOR ANOTHER WORLD CHAMPIONS.

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WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF A 1-YEAR CONTACT.

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FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS A LOT OF RISK ON A 1-YEAR CONTACT BECAUSE NEXT SEASON HAMILTON COULD DECIDE TO LEAVE THE SPORT OR MOVE TO ANOTHER TEAM. HOWEVER, MERCEDES MAY CHOOSE TO PROMOTE GEORGE RUSSEL OR TO OPT FOR ANOTHER TALENTED DRIVER ON THE GRID SO IT IS RISKY FOR HAMILTON TOO. 

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IS THERE A CHANCE THAT HAMILTON WILL F1 NEXT SEASON?

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THIS DEPENDS ONLY ON HAMILTON. IF HAMILTON DECIDES THAT HE WILL RACE NEXT SEASON, HE WILL DEFINITELY AGREE ON A NEW CONTACT WITH MERCEDES. BUT, IF HE STOPS RACING THEN MERCEDES HAVE LOTS OF OTHER CHOISES FOR 2022.

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