A spokesman for Lewis Hamilton has denied that talks were held with Red Bull boss Christian Horner over a possible switch to the Austrian team.
It is alleged that the duo spoke for 15 minutes at the Montreal, Canada racetrack on Saturday.
"Neither Lewis nor his management team have had any discussions with regard to moving team," said a spokesman for XIX Entertainment, who represent Hamilton.
The 26-year-old currently has one year left to run on his McLaren contract.
Reports of a meeting with Horner in Red Bull's paddock buildings in Montreal added to speculation about his future.
However, the suggestion that Hamilton would speak to Horner in a building next door to his own team's set-up raised doubts over the claims.
It could also be considered premature for Hamilton to commit to Red Bull this early, considering the 2013 campaign is poised to herald a major change in the regulations, including a new engine and aerodynamic specification, that could alter the current balance of power.
After picking up one win and two further podiums in the first five races of the season, Hamilton's form has dropped off in the last two grands prix.
He collided with the Ferrari of Felipe Massa at the Fairmont hairpin in Monaco before banging wheels with Williams' Pastor Maldonado on his way to sixth place.
Then in Canada, the McLaren driver tipped Red Bull's Mark Webber into a spin on the first lap before clashing with team-mate Jenson Button on the start-finish straight.
Damage from the collision with Button forced him into retirement on lap eight of the rain-soaked race.
Hamilton has since admitted the incident was his fault and that he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"You know what, I think you make your own luck," Hamilton told BBC Radio 5 live's podcast.
"I feel very blessed to be here still in F1, fit, healthy and alive and still racing. There are many, many drivers that wish they could be in our position.
"Of course, you could always hope for things to be better, but good times do come to those who wait. So I'll just bide my time and hope that at some stage it will be mine."
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