Hill: "They have to listen to what he says"

Damon Hill thinks it was a wise move by Red Bull Racing to choose Sergio Perez over Alexander Albon. According to the former Formula 1 driver, the experience of the seasoned Mexican is exactly what the Austrian race team needs at the moment.

Perez has been driving Formula 1 for years and therefore has the necessary knowledge.

"They (Red Bull) have to listen to what he says, because he has a lot of experience. Don't forget; also more than Verstappen has," Hill said on the podcast 'In The Pink'.

According to the one-time world champion it is very important for Red Bull that they don't go blind on the course of Verstappen. "With a very talented driver, you can lose your way. A driver can say 'this and this works well', but sometimes they're wrong too," added Hill.

He also expects Perez to communicate clearly to the engineers about his expectations of the RB17 and when giving feedback. "His life doesn't depend on Red Bull."

Verstappen has had no opposition at all in the RB15 and RB16 and he has had to develop the car mainly on his own over the past two years. This is dangerous because Hill said: "Sometimes someone has so much talent that he can go fast even with a bad car. But that doesn't mean that they are going in the right direction with the car."