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Ted Kravitz has described Lewis Hamilton\u2019s suggestion that he could beat Max Verstappen should the pair become team-mates as \u201cinteresting\u201d, but also labelled the debate as \u201cpointless\u201d given how unlikely the chances of the seven-time world champion ending up at Red Bull are.<\/p>\n
The saga was dragged up in the week ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Christian Horner made comments in an interview with the Daily Mail suggesting that the Mercedes star\u2019s camp had contacted him regarding a drive with Red Bull for the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
Hamilton batted off these claims as nonsense stating that, as far as his knowledge went, no member of his entourage had ever contacted the Red Bull boss. The 38-year-old also noted that he hadn\u2019t reached out to Horner on a personal basis in years.<\/p>\n
He did, however, suggest that he was happy to race against Verstappen in equal machinery. \u201cI\u2019d be more than happy to race against Max in the same car,\u201d Hamilton explained. \u201cIt would be wonderful, [but] I don\u2019t think he wants me to be his team-mate\u201d.<\/p>\n
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