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Christian Horner reveals Lewis Hamilton was ‘very keen' to join Red Bull, but they rejected him

With Sir Lewis Hamilton currently considering extending his career in Formula 1 beyond 2023, it's always interesting to look back at how things could've turned out so differently had a different decision been made. The decision in question with Hamilton is what would've happened had he joined Red Bull Racing in 2013, and not the Mercedes F1 Team. It turns out this very nearly happened, with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner having explained in an interview at the start of the year that Hamilton wanted to join the Austrian team between 2010 and 2013. After winning his first World Championship in 2008, Hamilton failed to be at the sharp end of the title fight until 2014, with the Brit...
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