Lewis Hamilton set to snub Ferrari and signal approaching new handle Mercedes

Rumours have been circulating that Ferrari have been set to desk a £40million-a-year deal to trap Hamilton around the grid.

However the 38-year-old insisted no talks have been held and, amid doubts over his Mercedes long term, he stated he deliberate to stick put and put pen to paper on a brand new deal.

Hamilton stated he had a group in position wearing out negotiations with group predominant Toto Wolff.

The seven-time global champion, talking within the build-up to Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, stated: “That is the primary time I’ve now not been negotiating myself and I’ve a really perfect group within the background doing the entire paintings and I will center of attention at the activity. I say what I need and that’s what we’re running in opposition to.

“Naturally when you’re in contract negotiations, there’s all the time going to be hypothesis and, except you pay attention it from me, that’s what it’s.

“Possibly with the race [in Imola] being cancelled, they only were given bored. My group is operating carefully in the back of the scenes with Toto and we’re virtually on the level of getting a freelance able. It’s a lot more stress-free as a result of sooner than I used to be doing it myself.”