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Lydia Mee

Red Bull faces F1 driver headache after academy talent surge, says James Hinchcliffe

Former IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe has pointed to the irony of Red Bull's current Formula 1 driver market predicament, noting that the Milton Keynes outfit has rapidly gone from having too few drivers in its pipeline to too many.

Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast alongside former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer and host Tom Clarkson, Hinchcliffe weighed in on the impressive form shown by the wider Red Bull stable throughout the 2026 campaign.

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