After matching his best result of the s🗹eason with second-place at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelonಞa, Hamilton, whose current deal has six months left to run, indicated he was finally on the verge of agreeing a new Mercedes contract for 2024.

The seven-t𝔍ime world champion revealed he was planning further talks with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff directly after the Barcelona ra𓃲ce. 

Wolff suggested thജat Hamilton’s F1 future could be 💮resolved before this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, but no announcement has come.

And Sky Sports have reported that a new deal will not be 🅷💝confirmed this weekend. 

“As far as I und🌄erstand it, and ไI’ve gone and done my chats this morning, nothing this week for Lewis Hamilton and the contract announcement,” Croft said in Montreal. 

“I know we had some words of teasing from Toto Wolff at꧟ the start of the week. Both Lewis and Toto were together in New York, where they may or may not have had a contract chat or two.

“But 𒁏Lewis made it clear the last time he spoke publicly about it t﷽hat it was his management team that were sorting out the contract negotiations. 

“But as far as I🎉’m aware, the Mercedes team aren’t preparing a press release. Nothing is on standby to go out thꦜis weekend.

“A Lewis contract, which is more likely to be two years wi🅺th an option maybe for an extra year on top of that, is not going to be announced this weekend.

“Lewis is more concentrated on trying to add 𝔉to that wonderful record here in Montreal of seven wins and six poles.” 

In Thursday’s FIA press conference, Hamilton saꦆid: “I've seen Toto and we talked several times. 

“𓄧We have a great relationship so there is nothing els🗹e to say at the moment.”

When asked if they had made any progress on a new deal, Hamilton added: “Yeah. But nothing else new to🌠 really add.”