{"id":18930,"date":"2013-08-03T07:35:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T11:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=18930"},"modified":"2013-08-03T07:35:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T11:35:59","slug":"red-bull-confirms-hungaroring-meeting-was-about-alonso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/red-bull-confirms-hungaroring-meeting-was-about-alonso\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull confirms Hungaroring meeting was about Alonso"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Bull has confirmed a meeting about Fernando Alonso took place with the Ferrari driver’s manager at the Hungaroring last weekend.<\/p>\n

\"Christian-Horner-3\"Initially, the sensational story of a potential move to Red Bull for the two-time world champion was dismissed by some, as Alonso’s manager Luis Garcia Abad also handles the career of rising Red Bull-backed youngster Carlos Sainz jr.<\/p>\n

But when told his meeting with Garcia was obviously simply about the 18-year-old Sainz, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Sport Bild: “Nonsense.<\/p>\n

“Why would I talk to him about Sainz jr, who has long been in the Red Bull junior team?”<\/p>\n

Sainz jr drives for the GP3 team MW Arden, a collaboration between Mark Webber and Horner.<\/p>\n

Clearly, Garcia and Horner might have something to talk about other than Alonso, but Red Bull is not hiding the fact the Hungaroring meeting was about Ferrari’s number 1.<\/p>\n

“I can’t remember if we talked about Red Bull or Spanish red wine,” a mischievous Dr Helmut Marko, the head of Red Bull’s driver programme, told German television Sky.<\/p>\n

With Australian Webber heading to Le Mans, Red Bull is weighing up a new teammate for Sebastian Vettel next year.<\/p>\n

Earlier, although Kimi Raikkonen is also still in the running, it was believed Daniel Ricciardo had sped into pole position for the seat.<\/p>\n

But Horner insists: “We have never been under pressure to take one of the junior drivers.<\/p>\n

“We have won the world championships for the past three years, and we want to ensure we can carry on doing so in the future.”<\/p>\n

Nothing has been heard from Alonso’s manager Garcia since the Hungaroring meeting, but still involved in the 32-year-old’s driver career is the former Renault boss Flavio Briatore.<\/p>\n

He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “He has a contract and contracts must be respected.<\/p>\n

“Alonso has never said he wants to leave.”<\/p>\n

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