article_snippet: We are told by Mercedes that a new contract to replace the one that expires at the end of the season is a formality.
article_snippet: Lewis Hamilton's has said Lewis Hamilton's wants to sign a new contract to replace the one that expires at the end of the season is a formality.
article_snippet: Lewis Hamilton's's current Mercedes contract runs out at the end of this season and no new deal has been agreed yet .
article_snippet: Mercedes say a new contract is a formality while Lewis Hamilton's says Lewis Hamilton's wants ti sign, so why the delay?
highlights_snippet: Lewis Hamilton's current Mercedes deal expires at the end of this season .
  
highlights_snippet: Mercedes say a new contract for the world champion is a formality .
  