{"id":295060,"date":"2023-11-25T10:39:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T10:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295060"},"modified":"2023-11-25T10:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T10:39:46","slug":"red-bull-chief-names-why-lewis-hamilton-and-max-verstappen-will-not-be-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/red-bull-chief-names-why-lewis-hamilton-and-max-verstappen-will-not-be-teammates\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull chief names why Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will not be teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Horner lifts lid on ‘serious talks’ with Lewis Hamilton about joining Red Bull<\/h3>\n

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has revealed the reason why Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will never be Red Bull team-mates. Seven-time world champion Hamilton reportedly approached Red Bull regarding a potential move before agreeing a renewed deal with Mercedes earlier this season.<\/p>\n

Christian Horner claims that a representative of the British star had contacted him regarding a potential move, which Hamilton denies. Marko has now outlined a reason why Drivers\u2019 Championship winner Verstappen would be reluctant to have Hamilton as his team-mate.<\/p>\n

The feud dates back to the British Grand Prix in 2021 when the pair crashed on the entry to a high-speed corner during the opening lap. Verstappen came off worse from the big impact hitting the barriers and was taken to hospital for precautionary tests.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hamilton overturned a 10-second time penalty to win his home Grand Prix. Marko told OE24 that the incident is the reason the pair can never be team-mates. He said: Verstappen and Hamilton in one team, that doesn’t work. With Max, what happened in 2021 is too deep-rooted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marko also supports Horner\u2019s claim that Hamilton\u2019s representative had reached out to the team. He told F1 Insider: \u201cI can only say that Christian Horner told me in January about a text message he received from Hamilton\u2018s entourage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed authorised by the driver. There was talk of a condition that Hamilton set: he only wanted to drive for Red Bull if he also got the same material [money] as Max Verstappen. For me, at least, there was no doubt that the request from the Hamilton side was serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

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