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Christian Horner: 'Grotesque' money demands delaying Hamilton's Mercedes deal

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has suggested the sticking point in Lewis Hamilton's contract extension talks with Mercedes is the amount of money he is asking for.

Hamilton's existing Mercedes contract expires at the end of 2018 and the four-time world champion has been discussing a new deal all year. Both parties have constantly stressed that a new deal is a matter of when and not if, but it was also expected to be early in the season.

Horner weighed into the topic in mischievous fashion during the Friday press conference in Monaco, where he sat alongside Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.