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Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner “stands by” his revelation that Lewis Hamilton reached out to the team before signing a new contract with Mercedes.
According to Sky Sports News reporter Craig Slater, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner claimed that Lewis Hamilton’s management reached out to Red Bull and met with Ferrari chairman John Elkann before Hamilton signed his new two-year deal with Mercedes. Red Bull confirmed the contact but did not provide details about its depth. Hamilton, however, had stated during contract negotiations that he was not looking elsewhere. Mercedes considers Horner’s claims to be implausible and believes it may have been a tactic to generate headlines. They are not taking it seriously and do not see it as an issue between the team and Hamilton.
