There are just over two months left before the first race of the 2022 Formula 1 season but, after the controversies in Abu Dhabi that closed the last World Championship, there is a heavy unknown hovering over the paddock: what will be the future of Lewis Hamilton? The press silence (and social media) of the seven-time world champion at Mercedes continues from that infamous Sunday, in which the entry of the Safety Car and the decisions of Michael Masi directed a world title that seemed to have been won by the English in the direction d Max Verstappen. Nobody knows what Hamilton’s real thoughts are at the moment. There have been several talks about his possible farewell to the Circus, but for the moment all but the person concerned have expressed themselves on this topic.
To try to clarify the Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff. With the home of the star Hamilton has a contract valid until the end of 2023. The Brackley team would certainly be the party most penalized by a sudden farewell of the # 44. The Austrian manager, however, after the events of Yas Marina, seems ready to support his driver whatever the decision he makes. “I really hope we’ll see him again – said Wolff, speaking to the Krone site – he is the most important part of our sport. It would be an indictment for all of Formula 1 if the best driver decides to drop out due to scandalous decisions“.
From these words it is easy to understand how Wolff has not yet digested the outcome of the last race of the season: “What happened to Lewis was just plain wrong. That day was unbeatable, until the commissioners blew everything up and decided to commit three regulation infractions. It is difficult to understandand – concluded the boss of the Mercedes house – it’s something that will stay with us forever, even if Max Verstappen was a worthy world champion over the course of the season. But that day, one was better than the other, and did not win “.
