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Toto Wolff on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes contract: "It is going to happen soon, and we are talking more days than weeks. We are trying hard [to get it done before the Canadian Grand Prix]. I will see him today and maybe we will talk about it. We have such a good relationship"
Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 future could be resolved before this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, according to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Hamilton has six months to run on his £40m-a-season deal with Mercedes, but Wolff said his superstar driver is on the brink of agreeing new terms.
"It is going to happen soon, and we are talking more days than weeks," Wolff told CNBC's Squawk on the Street programme in New York when asked about Hamilton's contract negotiations.
"We are trying hard [to get it done before the Canadian Grand Prix]. I will see him today and maybe we will talk about it.
"We have such a good relationship that we dread the moment that we need to talk about money."
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Hamilton, 38, met with Wolff the day after the last round in Spain, in the hope of rubber-stamping a fresh contract with the Silver Arrows.
It is anticipated that the British driver's extension will be a multi-year deal, extending his stay in F1 beyond his 40th birthday.
"Lewis is the most important personality in the sport," added Wolff.
"He is so multi-faceted, not only with the racing, but also off track, so we need to keep him in the sport for as long as possible.
"From a team's perspective, Lewis and Mercedes have gone back a long time. He has never raced for any other brand than Mercedes.
"We both joined the team in 2013 together, and from a professional relationship, we now have a friendship. It has been a wonderful time."