Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull had an advantage of a quarter of a second in race pace at the Styrian Grand Prix but hopes Mercedes’ work will have closed the gap. Max Verstappen took pole position by a little under 0.2s from Valtteri Bottas, although Hamilton will line up alongside Verstappen as the Finn has a three-place grid penalty. Although unable to match the Red Bull performance in qualifying, Hamilton says he was surprised by how his car felt after being confident in its handling throughout the rest of the weekend. “It was a difficult session for me,” Hamilton said. “I generally have had a really good weekend so far. Of course, not as quick as Max but I did a lot of work...
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