Lewis Hamilton's £120million contract plan 'relying on Britain's richest man's input'
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dailystar.co.ukLewis Hamilton hopes that Sir Jim Ratcliffe can bankroll a new deal at Mercedes, according to F1 commentator Alexey Popov. Ratcliffe is chairman and CEO of Ineos and is among the richest people in the UK with Forbes having estimated his worth at £13billion last summer.Ineos became principal partners of Mercedes last February, signing a five-year agreement with the team.
Hamilton is technically without a team having seen his Mercedes contract expire on December 31. The seven-time world champion is yet to put pen to paper, with the 36-year-old believed to be keen on a three-year deal worth £120m.And Popov believes Hamilton is hoping Ratcliffe could bankroll a contract, telling his own podcast: “The British press writes about him [Hamilton].
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