Fears for Martin Brundle’s future on Sky Sports as pundit tips iconic reporter to follow F1 legend out the door

MARTIN BRUNDLE could beryllium the adjacent pundit dropped from Sky Sports F1 aft Damon Hill's exit.

That is the presumption of Johnny Herbert, who himself was dropped by the broadcaster successful 2022.

Three-time Formula One contention victor Herbert, 60, joined astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic 1996 satellite champion Hill.

However, it was announced past week that Hill would beryllium departing Sky Sports F1 astatine the extremity of the season.

Brundle was among those to wage a touching tribute to the 64-year-old, penning connected societal media: "Damon I’ve had the pleasance and privilege of some racing against you and commentating connected you successful F1, moving alongside you connected SkyF1, and decades of friendship.

"It’s been a blast, with overmuch much to come."

But Herbert reckons it whitethorn soon beryllium the likes of 65-year-old Brundle oregon adjacent commentator David Croft who are adjacent shown the exit door.

Although helium besides believes that Hill's disapproval of Red Bull operator Max Verstappen was besides a origin successful the decision.

Speaking to FlashscoreUSA.com, Herbert said: "I don’t cognize whether it was [Hill’s] determination oregon Sky’s, to beryllium honest.

"Was it an enjoyment factor? Potentially. I cognize helium got disapproval for the Max scenarios and possibly helium felt, ‘You cognize what, I don’t request that.’

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"There is alteration going on. If helium was pushed, past you wonderment what could hap to Martin Brundle and David Croft."

Herbert besides claims Hill was near "unhappy" with the backlash helium received for voicing his views connected Verstappen.

He added: "He was precise unhappy astatine the brainsick level of maltreatment helium got implicit his Max comments.

"Maybe each that negativity made him decide."

Announcing his exit, Hill said: "It's been a fantastic 13 years with Sky Sports F1 but each bully things travel to an end.

"I volition miss the astir awesome clump of professionals it has ever been my pleasance to person worked with. Looking guardant to caller challenges."

The F1 rubric looks acceptable to beryllium wrapped up by the Dutchman successful Las Vegas arsenic helium lone needs to amended the people of McLaren's Lando Norris by 3 points to unafraid a 4th rubric successful a row.

Verstappen took astir implicit power of the rubric contention aft a superb betterment thrust astir a bedewed Brazil circuit arsenic helium raced from P17 to decorativeness first, portion Norris lone finished P6 aft starting connected pole.

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