Horner: I Helped Lauda Sign Hamilton for Mercedes — SkimNews
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- Christian Horner has explained that he helped convince Niki Lauda to sign Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes, claiming a direct hand in the rival team's blockbuster 2013-era recruitment
- Horner disclosed that a specific Red Bull decision factored into Mercedes landing Hamilton, per coverage highlighting his account of the wider context around the deal
Why it matters: The admission is striking because Horner, as Red Bull's team principal, is publicly crediting himself with aiding a championship-defining move to a direct rival — an unusually candid window into how driver transfers are quietly brokered across competing teams.
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