Hill does not see Alonso moving to top team

Damon Hill says he does not see Fernando Alonso making the switch to a top team after the Spaniard said he would be open to being a second driver if it meant race wins.

With talks set to begin on extending Alonso’s Alpine contract, which is due to expire at the end of the 2022 season, the two-time former World Champion’s future in the sport has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks.

Despite being 40 years old, he has shown few signs of a lessening of the talent that earned him his two titles and had it not been for a run of bad luck as well as car reliability issues, he would be much higher than 15th in the Drivers’ standings.

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Will Alonso’s luck change at Alpine?

Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Alonso revealed he would be willing to swap teams and even be a second driver if it put him into contention for race wins once more.

“Yeah, sure,” he confirmed when asked if he would take on the challenge of being someone like Max Verstappen’s team-mate. “I think at the end of the day there are not many number one, number two drivers in any team right now.

“All the teams need both drivers to work together and to improve the car, especially with the new regulations.

“You still learn every lap you do and you have to work towards a better car, a better package. So let’s see what are the