Hamilton about his expiring contract: ''We're still gonna sit down together''

The wildest rumours are circulating about Lewis Hamilton's contract situation. Will he stay with Mercedes, go to Ferrari or will he go to Aston Martin with Toto Wolff? But the two of them have to laugh when it comes to this subject.

In conversation with Sky Sports, Hamilton and Wolff signed up for an extensive interview. One of the topics is of course the expiring contract of the six-time world champion. Have there already been talks and what is the current status of the negotiations? The answer, however, is not what you expect.

There have been no negotiations

''We've already said to each other what our ambitions are and what we want from the new deal, but otherwise we're in no hurry. We know each other well, we know what we want and at some point we will sit down together'', Hamilton is sober about the situation that already occurred last season.

''They're all thinking things up, because we haven't even sat down together yet. That news gets so bad at some point that you think, 'we have to sit down together soon'', Wolff says. "I'm going into my final years and then you want to take care of everything. I've had the freedom from Toto-san to do my things with Tommy and that's very important to me for the future," says Hamilton.

Hamilton wants to stay

Hamilton is therefore mainly hinting at important aspects in those terms and conditions of his contract. ''Financially you want to get the most out of it, but the journey and the experiences around it are much more important'', says the man who looks after his own business. ''I have a small team around me, but I do the conversations myself, that's how our conversation last year last year lasted more than ten hours in my room in Monaco.''

According to Wolff it's going to be okay, although Daimler's financial situation isn't great. ''Daimler is not in a great position, but money has never been the problem in our negotiations. We just have to sit down together for a moment, put everything in a row and then make a decision. We know what's in Lewis' hands and we're happy to go on with him,'' concludes the Austrian.