Christian Horner met with savage response as Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull row rumbles on

Christian Horner has revealed he spoke to Lewis Hamilton about a move to Red Bull – but the latter was mercilessly sacked for his speech.

Formula 1 legend Jonny Herbert has laughed off Christian Horner’s claims that he has met Lewis Hamilton over a move to Red Bull.

Hamilton was left stunned when Horner revealed he was in talks with the Mercedes star to become Max Verstappen’s teammate. Hamilton has denied the claims, but the Red Bull boss lives on.

Horner’s claims have divided the grid, while Herbert, who has raced for Benetton, Jaguar and Lotus, has now criticized the Red Bull team. Herbert claimed he “won’t listen to Horner” about his views on Hamilton.

“I don’t think anyone really knows about it. I think a lot of people said ‘that would be the right combination’ because it’s obviously in a situation for Lewis to go into Mercedes,” he told Genting. . casino. “I think Lewis knows very well. You said before that he’s looking for eighth place. Now he knows how good Max is, he knows it’s Max’s team, and when you win a championship, he’s usually in that team. I know you. I belong .to the man. “Think of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Nicky Lauder and Nigel Mansell. They were the leaders of their teams all the time. And to win a world championship you have to be the leader of the team. “If I go to Red Bull, I don’t think it will ever happen and I think he knows that. I would be very surprised if there was a connection from Lewis and he didn’t know about it. I did it.” Then. “You must have known that fact. But as much as people want to understand her, she is very Christian. There are many things, sometimes we don’t listen to Christians and I think this could be one of them (laughs).”

Herbert also wondered if Verstappen would consider having Hamilton as his team-mate. The pundit said he did not want a world-class driver like three-time world champion Hamilton to challenge for the title. “When someone is as good as you, when you’ve achieved what that person has achieved, you’re probably going to feel, ‘I want to do this,’ to show that I’m better.” “But I can do it” shows I’m better than the current team,” added Herbert. “Why would you try to hinder your ability to win more races and win more championships by having someone else come into your group and take that spot?”

“Don’t do that. I think the best athletes in any sport have egos and you have to have egos to get what you want. “Max is definitely on his way, he’s got three wins and he wants to get eight, maybe nine.”