Horner’s comments come after Norris’💖 over the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend, with the British driver saying he’d spoken to a number of teams including Red Bull: "It's more just I was coming to the end of my contract, and it wasn't like we [Red Bull and I] were talking heavily," Norris said. 

"I literally said, it was just, everyone always tries to speak t🍌o all teams at some point, so I spoke to them, I spoke to a few other people.

"A chat's a chat, it's not like, 'what we can do straight away?' Just keeping in touch, things like that, it's as simple as that sometimes. It was jus𓆉t coming to the end of the contract, you see what options are available, you just kind of find out what's possible, what might be possible over the next few 🧜years.

"It wasn't just Red Bull. Every driver has chat✃s with a lot of the different team💧s on what could happen, and it's as simple as that basically."

Red Bull have reigning F1 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen signed up until 2028, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez will remain with the team until the end of👍 2024 at leas♌t.

However, Horner confirmed that talks have taken place between Red B♛ull and Norris in the past.

“We’ve talked to Lando a couple of time꧑s over the years, but every time we’ve had a conversation, he’s signed a contract with McLaren the next day,”

“He’s on a long-term contract with🐻 McLaren and it looks🔜 like he’s going to be there a few more years.”

Outside of the top three teams, Norris ꧙has emerged since 2021 as F1’s hottest talents.

Should Mercedes need a replacement for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, or Red Bull want to upgrade on Perez, then Norris would be the ideal candidate, particularly if McLaren aren’t able to close in on the top three team༺s.