Norris is a strong personality who would likely want to go toe-to-toe with Verstappen. Horner might therefore pass up the opportunity to sign the 23-year-old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Red Bull team principal was asked by Sky Sports about the possibility of Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso partnering Verstappen. He responded: \u201cIf you put two extreme alphas in a team it\u2019ll tear the team apart.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong> F1 LIVE – Red Bull \u2018party till 2pm\u2019 as George Russell has honest Mercedes view[UPDATES] <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSo you always want to achieve I think the right balance. That\u2019s one of the biggest lessons that I\u2019ve learned.\u201d<\/p>\n Verstappen has driven Perez into a very distant second-place in the drivers\u2019 leaderboard, with the latter sitting 184 points behind the champion. But he appears to have the full backing of Horner to see out the season in second place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe can do it, he can finish second in the championship. He\u2019ll have all the support from us in order to do that,\u201d Horner continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think if Checo just focuses on being the best that he can be, rather than trying too hard to beat Max, I think his results will naturally come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news<\/strong><\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/5000286.jpg?r=1696758154456\")
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