{"id":299512,"date":"2023-12-16T08:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T08:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299512"},"modified":"2023-12-16T08:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T08:09:17","slug":"lewis-hamilton-at-odds-with-toto-wolff-as-lando-norris-told-to-walk-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-at-odds-with-toto-wolff-as-lando-norris-told-to-walk-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton at odds with Toto Wolff as Lando Norris told to ‘walk away’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Formula One stars are enjoying a well-earned break after another tough season. Teams will spend the winter preparing their cars as they target halting Red Bull\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen ran away with the Drivers\u2019 Championship in 2023, unable to be caught by the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, George Russell or even team-mate Sergio Perez. It was the Dutchman\u2019s third consecutive title.<\/p>\n

Seven-time world champion Hamilton will be desperate to end his two-season wait for a Grand Prix triumph. The 38-year-old is also running out of time to win a record eighth Championship, and will have his eyes set on Verstappen for 2024.<\/p>\n

You can keep up to date with the latest F1 news this weekend in our LIVE blog, below\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Norris told to \u2018walk away\u2019<\/h3>\n

Martin Brundle has told Lando Norris to \u2018walk away\u2019 from McLaren if they cannot build him a race-winning car for 2024.<\/p>\n

Norris scored seven podiums – including four in a row – last season in a car comparatively slower than Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari.<\/p>\n

During a Sky Sports F1 fan Q&A session, Brundle was asked whether or not Norris could walk away from McLaren if they have a slow start to the 2024 campaign. He responded: \u201cWhether you’re the team boss or whether you’re the drivers, you have to say, \u2018I only have eyes for one team one driver pairing.\u2019 But it’s a very small business.<\/p>\n

\u201cRelatively speaking and your career whizzes past, you’ve got to keep your options open.<\/p>\n

\u201cLoyalty pays, especially these days in F1 teams, you can build something together but if he sees another year out without a victory, he’ll have to, and in any event, he should be making sure he’s in the best possible place to win a world championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hamilton at odds with Toto Wolff<\/h3>\n

Lewis Hamilton has insisted that Red Bull will remain \u201cvery clear\u201d for the next few years – but that is at odds with the wishes of Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes chief says he will not wait until 2026 – when new regulations are set to be introduced – for the Silver Arrows to regain their place at the top of the sport.<\/p>\n

“Us, Ferrari and all the other teams have to do a better job to compete with Red Bull and if we can’t change anything, then people are going to say [before the race]: ‘Well I know the result’,\u201d the Austrian said.<\/p>\n

“It happened to us with Lewis many years ago, but you’ve just got to do a better job. I don’t want to wait until 2026.”<\/p>\n

But that comes after Hamilton said last month: “The Red Bull is so far away, and I think they’re probably going to be very clear for the next couple of years.”<\/p>\n

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