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Lewis Hamilton Rumors linking ex say red Bull Owner Christian Horner with ferrari There are “distractions” for the team.
Horner plans return to game after agreeing £80million exit red Bull Was dropped after July’s British Grand Prix last month.
rumors Linking the 51 year old to this ferrari The Italian team has emerged amid continued struggles.
The Scuderia has not won a race yet this season and questions are being raised over the future of the team principal fred Vasseur – who was handed a multi-year contract extension back in July – continues to be asked.
Hamilton believes that Horner’s decision to replace Vasseur is not helping his cause.
“It’s a bit of a distraction for us as a team,” Hamilton said ahead of this weekend. United States of America Grand Prix.
“The team has made it clear where things stand in terms of re-signing Fred. Fred and the entire team are working really hard on the future of the team.
“I don’t know where the rumors came from so I can’t really shed much light on it. These things are inherently not helpful. I know everyone at the factory is working really hard and rumors like this can be a distraction.
“For me it’s just keeping focused on the goal in front of us and trying to build next year’s car so we can execute better and perform better.”
The seven-time world champion is still waiting for his first fight ferrari The podium came amid a disappointing first season, which began with many expecting the Italian giants to compete for both championships.
He is sixth in the standings, 211 points behind leader Oscar Piastri.
Horner’s success during his 20-year stay red Bull – where he oversaw eight drivers’ and six constructors’ championships – meaning he remains an attractive proposition for the sport’s leading teams.
The deal he has signed with Red Bull means he could return to the paddock as early as next summer.
Hamilton, six-time race winner Austinrevealed that he has been working with a different kind of jumping horse in preparation for the race.
“Yesterday I rode a horse for the first time, it was an incredible experience,” the 40-year-old said.
“When it started galloping I didn’t know what to do at that moment and started to panic a bit! I’m really excited about this stage of my life where I want to be a little more involved in horses.”
Hamilton said that horses caused him asthma and allergies as a child and he “stayed away from them since that day”.
race in Austin It is the second consecutive year to be declared a “heat threat”.
Temperatures at the Circuit of the Americas are expected to exceed 31 degrees during both the sprint and main races.
As was the case in Singapore a fortnight ago, the heat threat declaration gives drivers the option of wearing a cooling jacket in their car.
McLaren’s Piastri has opened up a 22-point lead over teammate Lando Norris ahead of the weekend, with 33 points to go from Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s race at Texas.