Hamilton on Red Bull: ‘I’ve never seen a car so fast’

Lewis Hamilton says he has never seen a Formula 1 car as fast in comparison to its rivals as this year’s Red Bull. The seven-time champion believes that the straight-line speed with which Max Verstappen overtook him in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix exceeds any advantage Mercedes had in the past. Red Bull has started the season with back-to-back one-two finishes, as Sergio Perez won in Jeddah while Verstappen climbed through from 15th on the grid to finish second. Although he was helped by a safety car period, Verstappen had already cleared Hamilton on lap 12 using DRS before Turn…

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