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By when does Hamilton need a contract in place before he can no longer drive for mercedes in 2021?
at the point where Russell has managed to spoon in enough race and team points that he would not be able
to overtake him in the championship standings and as such loses his WDC chances.
in other words, he could step in by the last race if they want to, but it wouldnt make no sense.
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"
It would be funny if he ended up doing the season contract-free. No money from the team (but plenty from his own sponsors) and no PR requirements either. Just turn up, drive, go home. Every driver's dream!
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