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Horner encouraged Mercedes to sign Hamilton for 2013

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that Lewis Hamilton approached him on several occasions about joining the Milton Keynes based team, but was rejected. Horner then admitted that he played a pivotal role in Hamilton moving to Mercedes - a move which has proven very successful, with the Briton securing a further two titles in the previous two years. Hamilton, after several years of narrowly missing out on titles with McLaren, first approached Red Bull during the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, but Horner admitted they couldn't take it further whilst their focus was on Sebastian Vettel. "He wanted to drive for Red Bull," Horner told F1 Racing...
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