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Hamilton ‘surprised' by driver salary cap
Lewis Hamilton says he is 'surprised' that Formula 1 is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a salary cap for the drivers from 2023. Earlier this week is was reported that the team bosses had agreed a salary cap of £22 million. More details are now coming through with reports stating that £22m is not for one driver, but both combined salaries. That's a long way off the £35m per season that Hamilton alone earns with his team-mate Valtteri Bottas costing Mercedes just under £7 million per year. Hamilton says he is 'surprised' that Formula 1 is going down this road but insists talk of a salary cap is not the reason why he has yet to sign a new deal with Mercedes. 'It has nothing to do...
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