McLaren Team Boss Expects Hamilton to Re-Sign with the Team

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Formula 1 Team boss Martin Whitmarsh says that he expects that Lewis Hamilton will sign a new contract with the team during the August break. 

It had been rumored that Hamilton was looking for rides at other teams. With Mark Webber signing his new, one-year contract with Red BullRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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, Hamilton is running out of top-quality rides in Formula 1. It is expected that he will stay with McLaren. 

"I've obviously known Lewis for a long time. We have been concentrating on the season. I think there has been more speculation, more concern, more interest in this situation within the media than perhaps within the team and within Lewis's mind. We appear nowadays to be often asked questions about it, but I don't think it occupies as much time in our minds as it does in column inches," said Whitmarsh. 

There are two more races before the break - Hockenheim this weekend and the Hungaroring next weekend. McLaren is planning upgrades to the MP4-27McLaren MP4-27United Kingdom, 2012 > 20125 photos
that will hopefully push it over the edge to put it at the top of the podium. The better Hamilton finishes, the happier he will be at McLaren. 

Source: Autosport