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Wolff insists Hamilton and Verstappen's mega-salaries are unacceptable

With Formula 1 teams becoming increasingly under financial strain, Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his support of the controversial proposed driver salary cap. Teams have threatened that they may miss the final rounds of the championship, should the $140 million budget cap not be increased. The dramatic inflation which has hit every market in the world, has seen running costs surge for teams, whilst some drivers currently sit on extremely lucrative contracts. None more so than Mercedes' Sir Lewis Hamilton, who's current deal is rumoured to be worth $62 million, according to Forbes. READ: Hamilton vows to ‘do anything’ to stop porpoising woes as he admits health...
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