LEWIS HAMILTON has admitted that Mercedes are ‘miles off’ Red Bull after seeing Max Verstappen win his third race on the bounce at the Austrian GP. With Sergio Perez having won in Azerbaijan, and Verstappen triumphing in Monaco, Red Bull have now won FIVE Grands Prix in a row. After his disappointment at the Austrian GP, in which he came fourth, the seven-time champion said: “We are miles away from [Red Bull]. Hamilton, 36, started the race in fourth, but managed to reel in both Red Bull star Sergio Perez, and Lando Norris early on. After the race, victorious Verstappen said: “Today was incredible to be honest, the car was on rails!.

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