Hamilton about Red Bull: "They're getting closer and closer in the races"

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17:33, 27 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton is far from sure of his seventh world title, he says. According to the Brit, Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen are getting closer and closer.

Red Bull increasingly dangerous

"I'm certainly going to keep an eye on them", said Hamilton at the FIA press conference according to Motorsport-Total.com. According to Hamilton, Verstappen would be a lot closer if he hadn't dropped out of the first race.

"They're getting closer and closer in the races", Hamilton continues. Verstappen has already passed Valtteri Bottas in the standings after a few disappointing races. Bottas himself says he used the break between Spanish Grand Prix and Belgian Grand Prix to recover so he can attack again.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Hamilton about Red Bull: "They're getting closer and closer in the races"

Red Bull increasingly dangerous

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