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Horner: "Never any offer" from Red Bull for Alonso

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12:43, 24 Aug 2018

byMatt

Following the conclusion of FP1, Christian Horner was asked by Sky Sports about the situation with Alonso. The Spaniard said that Red Bull had offered him a drive twice during this season, once in Monaco and again in August following Daniel Ricciardo's exit.

"Maybe Franz has made him an offer, but there was no offer from Red Bull Racing. Alonso is one of the best Grand Prix drivers out there, but he just doesn't fit the profile of our team," Horner told Sky Sports.

"It'll be sad to see him leave Formula One, but there was certainly never an offer on the table from Red Bull Racing. The situation was always very clear that Fernando doesn't fit in our thoughts and future. Why Fernando chose to tell you he had an offer, I'm not sure."

Alonso sat out of FP1 today as young McLaren driver Lando Norris took over his cockpit for this mornings session. Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo sat inside the garage for almost all of the session following an injectors issue.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Horner: "Never any offer" from Red Bull for Alonso

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