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What was behind the Hamilton/Red Bull F1 soap opera
The story emerged in the Daily Mail, claiming that Lewis Hamilton had talks with Red Bull before signing his new Mercedes contract. Red Bull’s team boss, Christian Horner, had mentioned in an interview that they had conversations about Hamilton joining their team. However, Hamilton denied this and stated that it was actually Horner who had reached out to him. Paddock sources suggest that these conversations were just regular informal chatter that happens in Formula 1. It is widely accepted that Hamilton’s father, Anthony, was the one who initiated the conversation about Hamilton’s future, suggesting that Horner could catch up with him. Horner’s text message to Hamilton’s old phone went unanswered and was forgotten until recently.
