SINGAPORE (AP) Christian Horner is calling up pretty much every team owner as he tries to get back into Formula 1 after being ousted by Red Bull, Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell said Friday.
Reports have linked Horner with multiple teams, including Aston Martin, since he agreed his departure as a Red Bull employee last month after 20 years.
One of the most successful and highest-profile management figures in F1 history, Horner was removed as team principal and chief executive in July as Red Bulls form dipped.
I had a chat with Lawrence (Stroll, Aston Martin owner) this morning to find out what he knows. It looks as though Christians ringing up pretty much every team owner at the moment, Cowell said Friday ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix .
I can clearly say there are no plans for involvement of Christian either in an operational or investment role in the future.
Aston Martin already has F1 car design great Adrian Newey, who created Red Bulls title-winning cars under Horners leadership.
U.S.-owned Haas has also said theres been contact with Horner, according to comments from team principal Ayao Komatsu in a report by auto racing website The Race on Thursday.
Horner approached the team and held an exploratory conversation but nothings going any further, Komatsu was quoted as saying.
Another option could be Alpine, where Horners friend Flavio Briatore is in de-facto charge as executive advisor under majority owner Renault. Managing director Steve Nielsen said he didnt know about any contact but couldnt rule out a role for Horner in future.
As far as I know, no, Nielsen said when asked if Horner had approached his team, but Flavio and Christian are old friends, thats no secret. What theyve talked about, I dont know. Everything I see and everything I know, theres no truth in Christian coming to Alpine, but that doesnt mean it wont happen. This is Formula 1, after all.
Some teams have distanced themselves from Horner, whose Red Bull tenure ended amid turmoil on and off the track.
New team Cadillac, which is joining the grid next season, issued a strong denial in August of rumors it might work with Horner. Williams team principal James Vowles said Friday his team had not had any contact with him either.
I think you should always welcome a conversation and theres no point closing the door, Vowles said, but added: I think were very happy with the structure we have and its working, so I dont see any reason to make any changes to that.
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新加坡（美联社）——阿斯顿·马丁车队负责人安迪·考威尔周五表示，克里斯蒂安·霍纳在被红牛车队解职后，为重返一级方程式赛车界，正在“几乎联系每一位车队老板”。
据报道，霍纳（Horner）在同意结束其作为红牛车队员工20年的任职并于上月离职后，已与包括阿斯顿·马丁在内的多支车队产生关联。
作为F1历史上最成功且最具影响力的管理人物之一，霍纳因红牛车队状态下滑，于7月被免去车队领队兼首席执行官职务。
考威尔周五在新加坡大奖赛前夕表示："今早我与劳伦斯（阿斯顿·马丁车队老板斯特罗尔）交谈，想了解他所掌握的情况。目前看来克里斯蒂安似乎正在给几乎所有车队老板打电话。"
我可以明确表示，未来没有计划让克里斯蒂安（Christian）参与运营或投资工作。
阿斯顿·马丁已拥有F1赛车设计大师艾德里安·纽维，这位设计师曾在克里斯蒂安·霍纳的领导下为红牛车队打造出多款冠军赛车。
据赛车网站The Race周四报道，美国哈斯车队领队小松礼雄（Ayao Komatsu）表示，车队已与霍纳（Horner）取得联系。
据小松（Komatsu）透露，霍纳（Horner）曾与该车队接触并进行了一次“试探性”对话，但“后续并无任何进展”。
另一个潜在选择可能是阿尔派车队。霍纳的好友弗拉维奥·布里亚托雷作为雷诺大股东旗下的执行顾问，实际掌控着该车队。总经理史蒂夫·尼尔森表示虽不清楚双方是否有过接触，但不排除霍纳未来可能在该车队任职的可能性。
当被问及霍纳是否接触过他的车队时，尼尔森表示："据我所知，没有。但弗拉维奥和克里斯蒂安是老朋友了，这并非秘密。他们具体谈了什么，我并不清楚。就我所见所闻，克里斯蒂安加盟阿尔派的传闻并不属实，但这并不意味着此事不会发生。毕竟，这里是F1赛场。"
一些车队已与霍纳保持距离，他在红牛车队的任期因赛场内外的风波而告终。
将于下赛季加入F1的新车队凯迪拉克，曾在8月坚决否认与霍纳合作的传闻。威廉姆斯车队领队詹姆斯·沃尔斯周五也表示，其车队与霍纳同样没有任何接触。
沃尔斯表示："我认为应当始终保持对话的开放性，关门拒谈毫无意义。"但他补充道："我们对现有架构非常满意且运作良好，因此我认为没有理由作出任何改变。"
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