LEWIS HAMILTON has admitted Mercedes will be in ‘a lot of trouble’ if Max Verstappen and Red Bull maintain their current pace. Hamilton has only managed to outperform the Dutchman in one of the last six races as Red Bull begin to get the upper hand in the tussle with Mercedes. And, with just four races of the F1 season remaining, Hamilton has conceded that he has fears over the impressive speed of Red Bull. Hamilton knows he now needs to win as many races as possible to keep his title hopes alive. “That was the goal going into the last race and the race before that and before that, and here this weekend.

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