Mar.24 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has revealed he received "a lot" of applications to become his new manager.
It emerged before the 2010 season opener that the McLaren driver will no longer be handled professionally by his father Anthony.Martin Brundle and Mika Hakkinen were both touted as potential replacements."Honestly, I have received a lot of applications but I'm not in a hurry to decide," the 25-year-old Briton said on Wednesday in a joint interview with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone."I am with a fantastic team, with many competent people, so at the moment I have no need for a manager," Hamilton told F1's official website.Ecclestone, 79, advised Hamilton to remain unrepresented."A driver doesn't need a manager," said the sport's 'supremo', who joked that he has offered to manage Hamilton."Gerhard Berger is the prime example of that. He managed himself and was making more money than anybody else at the time he was racing," Ecclestone added.
