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Mercedes now ready to sign new F1 deal, says Wolff

Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff cast fresh doubt on his future on Friday while signalling that the champions were now prepared to sign a new deal with commercial rights holders Liberty Media.

The Austrian had said at Silverstone last week that Mercedes were not ready to sign a new 'Concorde Agreement' covering the period from 2021 to 2026.

The window for signing opens on Tuesday with a final deadline of Aug. 31.

"I have changed my opinion in Silverstone," he said in a video news conference at the Spanish Grand Prix. "I don't think that the teams will ever be united.