Carlo🧸s Sainz’s suitability as a “No2” driver could cost him a Red Bull move, Damon Hill says.

Sainz has no drive secure🐻d for 2025, when he willౠ be replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton.

Red Bull will also have a vacancy unless they opt to give Sergio 🔯Perez a new contract.

“It would be a travesty if Carlos doesn’t find himself in a front-running team next year𝓀,” ex-F1 champ Hill told Sky Sport🐼s.

“He deserves to be in a top t💖eam. He’s runniওng at the front.

“What’s available? Mercedes is the obvious one.

“Red Bull? I can’t see ho🀅w that wor🍒ks, with Max there.

“The team is run by the Vers🧜tappen fa⛎mily, isn’t it? It is basically their team.

“I can’t see how they will allow anyone…

“Unless he is prepared to be a good No2.

“But, then, Checo is doing a very good job there, doingꦉ that role.”

The delicate nature of being a No2 driver might be the key criteria for Red Bull to decide Verstappen’s teamma💙te next year.

Perez, this year, has done a🅠 stellar job by finishing three out of four grands prix in P2 behind Verstappen, delivering Red Bull their dream result.

But the past two grands𝔉 prix won by a non-Red Bull driver have both👍 been won by Ferrari’s Sainz.

He has also overcome appendix surgery, which meant he skipped one round this year, to win in Austr🌜alia and finish on the podium in Japan.

Ferrar🌃i, with Sainz and Charles Leclerc, do not operate 🥂with a policy of a No1 and a No2 driver.

But at Red Bull it is clear that Verstappen is the top man. And they might have doubts about whether Sai﷽nz will accept playing second-fiddle.