Christian Horner’s shock dismissal from Red Bull Racing has sent ripples across the Formula 1 world, but perhaps none louder than Lewis Hamilton’s reaction. In a moment that blends truth-telling with thinly veiled warning, Hamilton set the record straight on the man he once called “a headline merchant.”
Horner’s abrupt sacking came just after Red Bull’s underwhelming showing at the British Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen finished fifth and fell even further behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the title race. With Red Bull now sitting fourth in the Constructors’ Championship, the pressure finally boiled over—and Horner was shown the door, with Laurent Mekies quickly stepping in as his replacement
But in the storm that followed, old rumors were dragged back into the spotlight—especially those surrounding Horner’s 2023 claim that Hamilton had contacted Red Bull about a potential switch. At the time, Hamilton dismissed it as “creative fiction,” and now, he’s doubling down
Hamilton, now driving in red for Ferrari, clarified that while there was a polite text exchange—nothing more—it wasn’t about racing seats or contracts. “He texted me once to say congrats. That was it,” Hamilton said bluntly. “I never spoke to Red Bull about a drive, and I certainly wasn’t considering leaving Mercedes for them.”
The Briton went further, calling out a familiar media tactic. “People love to use my name in transfer talk when it’s a slow news week. I get it. But let’s not pretend there were secret negotiations. There weren’t.”
In a sport where whispers often roar louder than engines, Lewis Hamilton’s message to the F1 world is simple—don’t mistake fiction for fact.
