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Lewis Hamilton has suggested Christian Horner is “lonely” after rejecting his claims that the Mercedes driver reached out about a 2024 Red Bull F1 seat.
In a recent interview, Christian Horner revealed that Lewis Hamilton had approached Red Bull before recommitting to Mercedes. Hamilton initially denied this claim and stated that it was actually Horner who had contacted him first. Hamilton explained that he had found a message from Horner on his old phone, which had his old number on it. He replied to Horner on his new phone, months after the initial contact. Hamilton clarified that he had informed Mercedes boss Toto Wolff about his conversation with Horner, as he wanted to be transparent with his team. Hamilton also mentioned that Max Verstappen might not be interested in being teammates with him. Verstappen, on the other hand, expressed that he would be open to racing against anyone in equal machinery, including Hamilton.
