Lewis Hamilton disagrees with the possibility of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff becoming the new Formula 1 CEO.

Last month, the Austrian was linked to the position currently held by Chase Carey as his current contract at Mercedes ends at the same time the American is set to step down.

However, while full of praise for his current boss, Hamilton believes any replacement should not have a past association with an individual team.

"I don't believe there's a better manager than Toto within the whole of Formula 1," the five-time champion said to RaceFans.

"However, sitting back as a fan, sitting in the room with people who have to make ultimate decisions we, as humans, we can be biased.

"You've got (FIA President) Jean Todt who, I know Jean is level, but the fact is he's been with the red team for so long surely when he wakes up there's a red T-shirt and there's a silver T-shirt he probably goes for a red one, you know what I mean? Just like when I get out of bed and I see 44 I see number six, I will go for number 44.

"Toto has been Mercedes through and through for such a long period of time. I don't know if there's anything in that but if there's a choice of management I think he would be the best."

For his part, Wolff quickly denied any thought of taking over as CEO from 2021 but, at a time when F1 is desperately trying to seek change, the question of who will replace Carey is a very important one to follow.