LONDON — Red Bull chief Christian Horner has warned McLaren that they will be a weaker team without the Mercedes-bound Lewis Hamilton.
Report by Reuters
Speaking at Red Bull’s Milton Keynes base in the wake of the team’s third successive title double, Horner also opined that Hamilton would remain a title contender in 2013 despite his decision to join a Mercedes outfit which has won just a single race in the last three years.
“McLaren is a weaker team without Lewis,” said Horner.
“They would admit that Lewis is an outstanding driver and in Lewis and Jenson Button they had a hugely strong driver line-up.”
With Sergio Perez replacing Hamilton at McLaren, the 2008 World Champion will form a new partnership alongside Nico Rosberg at Mercedes next year.
Like Fernando Alonso, who has predicted a Mercedes improvement after a sharp decline in form through the course of 2012, Horner feels Hamilton’s arrival will galvanise the Brackley-based outfit.
“Whichever team had taken Lewis, he will be an asset,” Horner told The Daily Mail.
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“Lewis will naturally bring performance to Mercedes.
“Fernando Alonso, Lewis and indeed Jenson are very strong threats for next year.”
