Hamilton: '100% I want to drive against Verstappen in an equal car'

Hamilton: ‘100% I want to drive against Verstappen in an equal car’

A remarkable comment from Christian Horner: a representative of Lewis Hamilton is said to have inquired at Red Bull Racing during his contract negotiations with Mercedes whether a spot was available next to Max Verstappen. When asked, Red Bull Racing does not retract those statements, while Hamilton in turn denies everything.

“I don’t really know where that story’s come from. I know it’s come from Christian but I don’t really understand what he’s been talking about because no one as far as I’m aware from my team has spoken to him. I haven’t spoken to Christian in years. However, he did reach out to me earlier in the year about meeting up. But that’s it. I just congratulate them on an amazing year. And I said, hopefully soon I’ll be able to fight against you guys in the near future. That was it. So I’m not really sure. I think he’s just stirring things,” Hamilton responded to Sky Sports.

Hamilton compliments Red Bull Racing

According to Hamilton, Horner likes to make such statements, but the Brit reiterates: there have been no talks about a switch. At the same time, if the opportunity did arise to teammate Max Verstappen, Hamilton would not say no to it, the seven-time champion also confesses.

“100% would be more than happy to race against him in an equal car. For me, Red Bull has done an amazing job and it is an incredible team. And any driver would love to drive for such a great group of people. I think moving from a car that’s not so great to a winning car, from my perspective, that’s not a dream. The dream is always to start where we kind of are and build up to then winning. And that’s why I’ve stayed with Mercedes.”