Following speculation that Ferrari could be poised to offer the seven-time world champion a big bucks offer to jump ship for next year, his response when facing the media last Thursday was keenly awaited. In that press conference, Hamilton flatly denied any contact with Ferrari and said "we're almost at the end of having a contract ready" with Mercedes. The was followed by Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur saying his team had not made an offer and Wolff giving his usual take on how simple contract discussions were with Hamilton.