Damon Hill: Red Bull ‘desperately want a bit more of a wingman’ for Max Verstappen

1996 F1 Champion Damon Hill is convinced that Red Bull want a more dependable wingman for Max Verstappen than Sergio Perez has been in 2023.

Sergio Perez stares awkwardly at Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen after their titanic battle in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race. Styria, July 2023.

Red Bull appeared to ease the pressure on Perez at Suzuka by announcing that Verstappen’s former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo – currently recovering from a broken hand sustained in a practice crash at Zandvoort last month – will remain at AlphaTauri alongside Yuki Tsunoda for 2024. “The thing on Magnussen was really desperation and he was perhaps a little bit annoyed with being where he was.”

“But you’re going to meet someone in this game who is exceptional and probably above your ability unless you are [Ayrton] Senna, [Lewis] Hamilton, Max Verstappen and the rest of the greats [including Juan Manuel] Fangio, Jim Clark.

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