Hamilton and Mercedes have been locked in talks for months about extending his contract, which currently expires at the end of ♑this season, and despite constant positivity there is still no signed agreement.

A report claimed that Hamilto🎐n was asking for a 10-year deal as an ambassador af♛ter his F1 career ends which would be worth £200m, and they reported that Mercedes had rejected this request.

Team principal and part-owner Wolff sai♔d at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix: “No, we’re not talking about an ambassadorial role post his retirement, nor i🧸s that part of the contract negotiations. 

“I think he has many years to go as a driver within this team and therefore it’s only about cleaning things up in the cont🎀ract.

“I know itꩵ lꦬooks a little bit like ‘Why is this not done and dusted?’ 

“But itไ’s simply down to trivial things that just need to be cleaned up in 𝓡contracts and we need the time.”

Wolff had previously said after the Austrian Grand Prix✨ that “this is not a money discussion, it is about the future”.

And despite ex F1 champion Damon Hill theorising that Hamilton mi꧑ght be waiting to see if Mercedes can provide a competitive 2024 car before committing, the seven-time champion has always spoken optimistically about staying put.

At Silverstone, he teased not having a pen to sign immediately in a clear indication that he does intend on com꧑mitting🦩 eventually.

Rumours earlier this season suggested Ferrari wou🅷ld launch a mega-money bid to recruit Hamilton but꧋ he has never fanned the flames of those claims.