Lewis Hamilton’s father named as “representative” at centre of Red Bull drama

Anthony Hamilton made contact with Christian Horner, a Red Bulᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚl spokesperson told the ♔.
But Anthony Hamilton is not officially involved in his son’s 𒀰management anymore, which may explain the differing versions of events told by Red Bull 🤡and the Mercedes driver this week.
Horner had initially claime♐d that a representative of Hamilton’s reached out to enquire about moving to Red Bull earlier this year.
Hamilton🎃 denied this, and claimed Horner initiated communication.
Now his father Anthony has been pinpoꦗinted by Red Bull.
- Horner defiant about Hamilton approacꦅh amid conflicting claims and denials
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Anthony o𒈔versaw Lewis’ meteoric rise to the pinnacle of motorsport.
In his early For📖mula 1 days, Ant🦹hony was his son’s manager.
But in 2010, two years after his first championship with McLaren, Lewis confirmed that his father would no longer have a professional role overseeing his c𒁃areer.
Despite hಌis alleged communication with Red Bull earlier this year when his son's future was in doubt, Lewis penned a new two-year Mercedes contract in August.
In order to restore himself and Mercedes to the top of F1 again in🌱 2024, Lewis has warned 💮they need the greatest six months of development ever seen to overthrow the mighty Red Bull.
Lewisꦇ' great rival Max Verstappen has racked up three championships in a row and doesn't look likely to slow down any tꦆime soon.

𝐆James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.