{"id":294732,"date":"2023-11-09T11:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294732"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:09:35","slug":"hamilton-called-out-by-horner-as-mercedes-star-accused-of-selective-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/hamilton-called-out-by-horner-as-mercedes-star-accused-of-selective-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton called out by Horner as Mercedes star accused of \u2018selective memory’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Christian Horner has accused Lewis Hamilton of having a \u2018selective memory\u2019 following criticisms from the seven-time world champion regarding the domination exercised by Red Bull and Max Verstappen this season.<\/p>\n

The 2022 F1 season offered a sniff of a title fight when Charles Leclerc took an early lead in the World Championship. Max Verstappen quickly extinguished those hopes though as he flexed his muscles in the second half of the season to take back-to-back titles. Many hoped that 2023 would bring a closer battle, but things have gone the other way.<\/p>\n

Verstappen has won 17 of the 20 Grands Prix to take place so far this season with Red Bull winning every single race bar one, the only outlier being a victory for Ferrari\u2019s Carlos Sainz in Singapore. This has led to some criticism from Hamilton, among other figures in the paddock.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Eff Won with DRS podcast, Horner explained: \u201cI feel like he\u2019s got selective memory. So you know, some of the winning that they did in that period was just obscene. We\u2019ve had a good run for a couple of years, but the one guy that shouldn\u2019t be saying that I would think, is Lewis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Horner\u2019s comments are backed up by the opinion that Hamilton\u2019s criticism of Red Bull\u2019s domination is hypocritical, given the 38-year-old won six of his seven Drivers\u2019 Championship titles in dominant machinery during Mercedes\u2019 dominant era between 2014 and 2020.<\/p>\n

Since the legendary 2021 fight, the pendulum has swung the way of Red Bull. Hamilton has routinely called on the FIA to intervene in their dominance, claiming that having the same team winning every week will be bad for the fans\u2019 enjoyment of the sport.<\/p>\n

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