F1 INSIDER

01 MERCEDES’ NEXT CHALLENGE Can it keep Hamilton and find a successor to Wolff?

02 RED BULL WEIGHS DRIVER OPTIONS The fight is on to be Verstappen’s team-mate

03 F1 TARGETS 23 RACES IN 2021

01 LEWIS DRIVES A HARD BARGAIN

“I WOULD LIKE TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. A LOT EXCITES ME IN THE AFTER LIFE. TIME WILL TELL”
LEWIS HAMILTON

The typical post-race routine took a bizarre turn at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, where Mercedes wrapped up its record-breaking seventh consecutive constructors’ title, as Lewis Hamilton rolled a proverbial grenade under the door during his press conference. It’s been known for some time that Mercedes team boss and shareholder Toto Wolff wishes to move to a less hands-on role, and Hamilton has now followed up by suggesting he may be reconsidering his own position.

“I don’t even know if I’m going to be here next year, so it’s not really a concern for me at the moment,” he said in response to a question about the impact on the team of Wolff’s potential departure. “We have