Horner had previously told the Daily Mail that the seven-time world champion’s entourage had enquired about the possibility of a vacancy at Red Bull for the 2024 season following Mercedes’ poor start to the 2023 campaign.
Hamilton ultimately opted against a risky gamble with his latest contract, renewing his deal with Mercedes for another two seasons alongside team-mate George Russell.
Discussing the Red Bull team principal’s comments, Wolff hit back: “I just don’t know what drives the guy. We just don’t understand his thinking to come up with these things.”
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Wolff then clarified the truth behind the exchanges, stating: “What happened is that Christian, through an agency that we work with, wanted to have Lewis’ contact details to speak about the seat.
“That’s how the whole thing went. It was Christian enquiring about Lewis’ availability. Lewis had an exchange with Christian, which he immediately told me about, and which was not about a seat but it was just blah. I don’t know what drives him to come out with this.”
Hamilton was baffled when presented with the rumours by Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz during media day in Adu Dhabi, suggesting that nobody from his camp had made contact with Red Bull in recent times.
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