Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has supported Christian Horner’s story that Lewis Hamilton was interested in joining the team.
However, he said that there was a condition that risked upsetting three-time title winner Max Verstappen.
“I can only say that Christian Horner told me in January about a text message he received from Hamilton‘s entourage,” Marko told F1 Insider. “It seemed authorised by the driver.
“There was talk of a condition that Hamilton set: He only wanted to drive for Red Bull if he also got the same material as Max Verstappen. For me, at least, there was no doubt that the request from the Hamilton side was serious.”
