{"id":298086,"date":"2023-12-01T16:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298086"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:25:35","slug":"christian-horner-confirms-lewis-hamilton-fear-over-red-bulls-2024-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/christian-horner-confirms-lewis-hamilton-fear-over-red-bulls-2024-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner confirms Lewis Hamilton fear over Red Bull’s 2024 car"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed they have been busy developing next year’s Formula 1 car since the midpoint of this year – despite\u00a0Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton\u00a0claiming\u00a0their rivals had not touched their car since the summer such was their success.<\/p>\n

Horner, 50, has seen Max Verstappen win all but one race this year. The only exception was the Singapore Grand Prix, when, after qualifying in 11th and failing to reach the final session, the world champion could only recover to fifth place on race day.<\/p>\n

That came after the team opted against pitting him and his teammate Sergio Perez during an early safety car period. They then struggled on their older hard tyres at the restart and soon came into the pits after being passed by Hamilton, his teammate George Russell and McLaren’s Lando Norris.<\/p>\n

However, after winning the previous 14 races before racing around the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Red Bull responded by triumphing in the final seven grands prix. They would, therefore, retain the Constructors’ Championship at a canter with Verstappen and Perez atop the Drivers’ Championship standings.<\/p>\n

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Hamilton came third, 51 points behind Perez, and shared his fears for the following season after the final race in Abu Dhabi. Asked by\u00a0Sky Sports\u00a0about next year, he replied: “At this moment, I don’t really know.<\/p>\n

“Red Bull won by 17 seconds and have not touched the car since August. So, you can pretty much guess where they’re going to be next year.\u201d Hamilton added: \u201c[Red Bull] haven’t even developed their car since August. It\u2019s definitely a concern.”<\/p>\n

He did not sound overly optimistic about Mercedes’ prospects of closing the gap to Red Bull in 2024. “We have learned a lot about the car, and it’s just down to the team now. They know what they need to do. Whether or not we will get there, we will see,” he added.<\/p>\n