Despite winning all of the races this season so far, Red Bull Racing is already looking to improve its driver lineup for the future.
The team reportedly approached Scuderia Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris for a potential move to the Milton-Keynes-based outfit. The two are among the best young talents in the grid, alongside Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
🚨 | Red Bull has approached both Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris in the last few weeks.
— Fastest Pitstop (@FastestPitStop) July 12, 2023
The goal is to have a second top driver in the team.
There were talks with the Monegasque, to understand if there was any possibility that the paths with Ferrari could separate.#F1 pic.twitter.com/NaG2JMy3Xh
Red Bull aims to have a "dream team" in 2025 or 2026 with the fastest lineup in the grid, with no clear-cut number two driver to compete with the dominant Verstappen, who is on track to win his third Drivers' championship.
Sergio Perez, the team's clear number two, will have his contract expire at the end of the 2024 season. Norris' deal with McLaren also ends simultaneously, setting up a possible entry to the reigning Constructors' champions.
Leclerc held talks with Red Bull last May, with the team asking if there is a possible escape clause from his Ferrari contract, which also runs until 2024.
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F1 ownership group approves
Liberty Media, which owns the Formula One group, is pushing for the top teams to have the two elite drivers.
This is to provide excitement during races even if only one team dominates a season, as the two teammates would still be fighting against each other for the Drivers' title.
This dynamic could be a repeat of the intense Lewis Hamilton-Nico Rosberg rivalry, who were teammates at Mercedes.
The two often had heated battles on track from 2014 to 2016, when their team had the clear-cut best car.
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