Before the Abu Dhabi GP, Christian Horner set the Formula 1 world alight. He revealed that Lewis Hamilton’s father, Anthony Hamilton had approached him for a 2024 seat at Red Bull. This is a shocker considering the bad blood between Red Bull and Mercedes. However, shortly after the news broke out, Lewis Hamilton set things straight in a conversation with the Formula 1 media. Now, after intense scrutiny, Christian Horner has set things straight, as reported by Crash.
Christian Horner tried to play it cool while talking about the Daily Mail article. He said, “It’s remarkable how much traction this has got. So thank you to the Daily Mail for going exclusively large on this item.”
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Christian Horner then mentioned how it is always a matter of one’s word against another’s. “I mean, it’s a question of ‘he said, she said, who said, what said’. It’s entirely normal for drivers, drivers’ representatives, drivers’ parents, to have different conversations during the course of the year, and look, you know, we haven’t had any serious discussion with Lewis. There was never a seat available.”
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“Hasn’t won… for 2 years”
Christian Horner continued on the difficulties Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have faced in Formula 1 in the last 2 seasons. He said he could understand why Anthony Hamilton would reach out to him.
He said, “I’ve known Anthony Hamilton for many years, he’s a good guy. He’s a proud racing father and inevitably, when drivers go through tough spots, and let’s face it, Lewis hasn’t won or Grand Prix for two years. It’s inevitable that questions will be asked up and down the paddock.”
“They were reasonably close”
However, Christian Horner did say that he doesn’t know if Anthony represents Lewis Hamilton. He said, “But there was never any engagement and I don’t know who represents who or what, but with the same surname, you would think they were reasonably close.”
“It’s difficult to say but other than pleasantries, there was no specific ‘Can I drive for Red Bull next year?’ Unless Anthony wanted to drive. But as I say, that’s not unusual.”
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