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Toto Wolff has explained an area of his close relationship with Lewis Hamilton that became a “problem” for the pair.
Toto Wolff revealed that contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton were always problematic, so they eventually outsourced the process due to the close relationship between them.
Hamilton has moved on to Ferrari, while Wolff focuses on securing the futures of his current drivers, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, amid rumors of talks with Max Verstappen.
Nico Rosberg described negotiating with Wolff as “horrible” because of his tendency to strategically disappear during the process.
It has been suggested that many contract renewals, including Hamilton’s, were discussed at Wolff’s kitchen table.
Wolff admitted that negotiating with allies like Hamilton became difficult, leading them to involve a third party to handle the process efficiently.
He emphasized the importance of professionalism in negotiations to avoid emotional conflicts that can arise when dealing with sports personalities like F1 drivers.
