Former Sky F1 pundit Johnny Herbert hinted at Martin Brundle and David Croft being shown the door and offered insight into Damon Hill’s reaction to the backlash over his Max Verstappen comments.
In the break between the Brazilian and Las Vegas GPs, 1996 World Champion Damon Hill – who had served as a pundit in Sky’s Formula 1 coverage since they secured the rights in 2012 – announced that he will depart at the end of the F1 2024 season.
Martin Brundle and David Croft under threat at Sky F1?
Herbert himself knows what it is like to exit the Sky F1 team, the three-time F1 race winner having been dropped at the end of 2022 after serving as a pundit since 2012 like Hill.
And Herbert fears for the futures of two more Sky F1 stalwarts, those being lead commentator David Croft and co-commentator/pundit Martin Brundle, who have also been there since day one.
“I don’t know whether it was [Hill’s] decision or Sky’s, to be honest,” said Herbert in conversation with FlashscoreUSA.com.
“Was it an enjoyment factor? Potentially. I know he got criticism for the Max scenarios and maybe he felt, ‘You know what, I don’t need that.’
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