Formula 1: Hamilton and Mercedes will remain in a cloudy landscape in 2022

A few weeks before the start of the 2022 championship in Bahrain (18-20 / 3), Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton have not yet clarified whether they will continue on their path together. At least publicly, when Sky Sports Craig Slater claimed on Monday night (October 1st) that the longer the FIA ​​investigations into the incidents in Abu Dhabi, the less likely it is that the seven-time Formula 1 world champion will return to the network.

“At the moment we speak, I can tell you that his future is not clear. I learned from fellow men that he has not yet decided whether to start in the first race of the year. He said, “we’ll see what happens next season”. They are waiting for his return, but it is difficult to face what is happening in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes made its steps, the FIA ​​made its decisions, which helped Max Ferstappen. Hamilton must have an appetite to return to Formula One but he is waiting for the results of the FIA ​​investigation into the events of the last Grand Prix. He wants to see that there are results of this research. As long as this is delayed, as long as we have no results and knowledge, the situation will become more and more complicated. The landscape remains murky, with Hamilton perhaps taking a year off to return in 2022“were the words of Craig Slater.

We remind you that Hamilton has a two-year contract with Mercedes that will expire at the end of 2023. That doesn’t mean, of course, that he’ll exhaust it. Immediately after the final of last year’s championship, rumors began to circulate about his departure, with many thinking the end of the road for the Briton had come, but the German team believes they will have him with them for at least another year if the new president The FIA says she has not yet found a way to contact the 37-year-old driver.