DRIVEN ROUND BENZ
Daily Record|March 18, 2023
Toto: I wouldn't blame Lewis if he wanted to quit
FRANK HAYNES
DRIVEN ROUND BENZ

Englishman's The £40million-a-year deal with the Silver Arrows expires at the end of the season and his future is under the microscope following their poor start to 2023.

Hamilton was only fifth at the first round in Bahrain before he finished a distant sixth in opening practice yesterday for this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 1.2 seconds adrift of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Although team principal Wolff remains convinced Hamilton, 38, will pen a new contract, he also said his star driver's head could be turned as he pursues a record eighth world championship.

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