Lewis Hamilton makes “lonely” jibe at Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner, doubts Max Verstappen ‘wants me as his teammate’
In an interview with the Daily Mail in the build-up to this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Horner made the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:sensational revelation that Hamilton had sounded out Redꦅ Bull earlier this year before the seven-time world champion committed his future to Mercedes.
Hamilton, who signed a new two-year contract renewal with Mercedes at the end of August, initially 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:denied 𒐪Horner’s claim wh🦂en speaking to Sky, in turn revealing 🔯that Horner had in fact contacted him fi✅rst.
According to Hamilton’s version of events, Horner made the first move to initiate a me💛eting between the pair, but texted the 38-year-old Briton’s o🌞ld number.
"Nꦅo, I didn't approach them… Christian messaged me,” Hamilton told reporters in a later media debrief which followed his TV pen duties as he attempted to set the record straight.
"I've checked with everyone in my team,🌄 and no one has spoken to them. But they have tri🗹ed to reach out to us.”
Hamilton went on to꧒ explain: “I picked up my old phone, which I just found at home, that had my old number on it.
"I switched it on and obviously hundreds of messages came through and I realised there was one from Christian to get together and have a chat at 𒀰the end of the season…
"I j🦄ust replied to him on my new phone. It was after a weekend. It was quite late on that I found the message. It was from earlier on in t🔴he year. So, it was like months later.”
He added: "There's a lot of people here that lik🌺e to drop my name in many con👍versations because they know it's going to make waves.
"If you're a little bit lonely and aren't getting much attention, it's a perfect thing 🦹to do. Just mention my name.”
Hamilton stressed he had kept Mer🎀cedes boss Toto Wolff in the loop about his contact with Horner.
"I did tell Toto [about rep🐭lying to Horner], especially w🌌hen the story broke,” he said.
"Also♔, I wanted my team to know because people think those things and it's never a positive.”
And Hamilton believes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen would be less keen on the pair ever becomi😼ng tꦬeammates.
"I'd be more than happy to race against Max in the same car,” he said.♛ “That would be wonderful. I don't think he wants me to be his teammate.”
Verstappen was pressed on whe♓ther he would be open to going head-to-head with Hamilton in equal machinery during Thursday’s press conference.
"I wouldn't mind,” the triple world champion replied. “It doesn't matter, anyoꦚne. I don't want to put it particularly on Lewis. There are so many great drivers as well. Sometimes it doesn't work out like that."
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