Red Bull driver Max Verstappen believes the RB16 is improving to the point where the team can challenge Mercedes for victories this season. For the second successive race, Verstappen finished as runner-up, taking advantage of Valtteri Bottas' tyre failure three laps from the end to move within six points of the Finn's total, despite the gulf in performance between the two cars. Article continues under video Verstappen is convinced that with continued improvements to the car, it will allow him an opportunity to fight Mercedes this season. "We got lucky with Valtteri’s puncture," said Verstappen. "Hopefully, we can put the pressure on, and there are still a lot of races left...
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