Horner's comments on Hamilton, why make them?

[truefan72]

http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsp...ory/43264.html

I find this very interesting

Asked whether Red Bull could handle a Vettel-Hamilton combination, Horner said: "You would certainly envisage it being quite a busy partnership, but you can never rule it out. From my perspective you always want to have the best two drivers."

What does Horner's comments say about Webber's Role in the team?

[CNR]

if it was to happen it would be in 2013

more likely this is just to unsettle the golden boy
Vettel will be better then you

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mot...-Red-Bull.html

It is not the first time Horner has encouraged talk of a move for Hamilton. Last month he said he could understand why people might link McLaren’s golden boy with a move to his team.

[Tazio]

http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsp...ory/43264.html

I find this very interesting

Asked whether Red Bull could handle a Vettel-Hamilton combination, Horner said: "You would certainly envisage it being quite a busy partnership, but you can never rule it out. From my perspective you always want to have the best two drivers."

What does Horner's comments say about Webber's Role in the team?

I think Horner answered a question in a very general and vague way. He admitted The Boss is a great driver.
He knows that in MW he has a guy that doesn't let things that far in the future bother him.
Red Bull went out on a limb about having equal treatment to his drivers.
We all have eyes I think that the job is Marks to lose.
And judging from last year he is holding up his end of the deal.
Plus McLaren have not run a single lap in anger this season.
I don't believe he has given up on the team.
Show me a link that says "Hamilton signs deal to drive for Red Bull"
Then I will consider it
.

[woody2goody]

It does seem a little bit unnecessary though. Although we all know what RBR think of Webber, they want him to be a dutiful number 2, which he will never (and shouldn't have to) be.

Hamilton joining Red Bull is very unlikely even in the long-term. I think it's more likely for Buemi/Alguersuari to get 'promoted' into a RBR seat.

[Kevincal]

more likely for Buemi/Alguersuari to get 'promoted' into a RBR seat.

seriously!? these guys are mediocre at best.. get kimi in there

[Roamy]

Really I doubt Mark gives a Sh!t!! he will drive as hard as he can and let the chips fall where they may. The relieved one is Alonso because he doesn't have to worry about Vettel showing up anytime soon.

[Mark]

http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsp...ory/43264.html

I find this very interesting

Asked whether Red Bull could handle a Vettel-Hamilton combination, Horner said: "You would certainly envisage it being quite a busy partnership, but you can never rule it out. From my perspective you always want to have the best two drivers."

What does Horner's comments say about Webber's Role in the team?

I guess his mistake is actually thinking about it and answering the question here? Supposedly he should have swerved the issue and just said something corporate like "We're concentrating on our current driver line up".

No team owner wants to rule out having a particular driver in his team, and no driver ever wants to say that they are going to drive for a particular team forever, even Hamilton hasn't said that he's going to stay at McLaren forever.

[RS]

more likely for Buemi/Alguersuari to get 'promoted' into a RBR seat.

seriously!? these guys are mediocre at best.. get kimi in there

I think Riccardio will soon jump ahead of those two in the pecking order.

[Big Ben]

probably because he was asked.

I think MW already knows his position in the team.

[Big Ben]

Maybe he's more subtle than one would think and he's having a dig at their closest rival