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Hamilton still mourns the loss of the title, which was decided on the track by Versttapen's ability to overtake

What is Lewis Hamilton's future in Formula 1? It was still early last season that the seven-time champion renewed his contract for another two years with Mercedes. Absolutely everything seemed fine for a while longer on the Worlds grid until the 2021 decision took place. With the obvious injuries that ended up inflicting on the relationship between the FIA ​​and Mercedes, silence settled. Silent, Hamilton refuses to end with the speculation that has arisen: will it continue or was the fight with Max Verstappen the end of the line?

The doubt begins in the final decisions of the race direction due to the fight with Max Verstappen. In the end, the Abu Dhabi GP, the crisis exploded. With Michael Masi, the director of evidence since Charlie Whiting's death, at the helm, decision-making was shaky. The fact that it only allowed the infamous overtaking of the latecomers who were between then-leader Hamilton and second-placed Verstappen was the final straw. The fact that Toto Wolff's complaints had diminished hit Mercedes' soul as a deep betrayal.

Behold, this Wednesday (11), after almost a month of the title and the sepulchral silence of the seven-time champion, two traditional vehicles of the English press - BBC and Sky Sports - start from the same point of view: Hamilton wants a quick resolution of the investigations launched into the decision and demanded by Mercedes as part of a protest process. The longer it takes, the worse it will be. And more: the vehicles still claim that there is an agreement between Mercedes and the FIA.

But what is this deal? According to both - who insist on informing that Mercedes denies it -, there is an important source with knowledge of the matter who say: Mercedes agreed to abandon the protest about the result of the final race of the World if the FIA ​​delivers something. This thing is the resignation of Masi and single-seater technical director Nikolas Tombazis. The BBC goes further: it reports that several people with knowledge of the situation guarantee that it is not even possible to see a possible path for Masi to follow as director of evidence.

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