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Mercedes “losing three and a half tenths” to Red Bull on straights - Hamilton

Hamilton’s hopes of taking the win at Paul Ricard were ended on the penultimate lap when he was overtaken by main title rival Max Verstappen after Red Bull pulled off a masterstroke two-stop strategy.  The seven-time world champion conceded that Red Bull made the right strategic calls but also felt he had no chance of keeping Verstappen behind in any scenario due to the RB16B’s strengths in a straightline.  Mercedes fitted a new engine to its cars in Baku, while Honda introduced their second power units of the season at Paul Ricard for its customers Red Bull and AlphaTauri. “Undeniably they were just much quicker than us this weekend,” Hamilton said. “We’re losing three and a...
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