Red Bull star Max Verstappen insists he would be "two tenths faster" than Lewis Hamilton if the two both drove for Mercedes. The current Formula One Drivers' Championship standings are finely poised with defending world champion Hamilton four points behind his Red Bull rival after six races of the 2021 season. After Azerbaijani Grand Prix, Verstappen has now come out to claim after seven-time title-holder Hamilton's struggles in Monaco and Baku that he would outpace the Briton with the same equipment. He confidently declared: "I would say that if I were him, I think if I was in his car I would be driving two tenths faster than him. I don't care what he says. Everyone is trying to do their best, right? I'm not going to say that he makes mistakes because he feels pressure. "Everyone is trying to get the most out of it, so am I. Lewis has to fight not only with his team-mate [Bottas] this year, but also with another team. That adds an extra dimension and I think that is only good for the sport." Verstappen was left disappointed he could not take advantage of Red Bull's edge on Mercedes. The 12-time Grand Prix winner added: "It seems like we have the upper hand over Mercedes on street circuits. That's exactly why I would have liked to score more points. "Of course it makes a difference [that Hamilton didn't score], but of course I would have preferred to have walked away [with the win]. "I'm sure on normal circuits it becomes a lot harder to have a race like we had here. Our car was very good, but I honestly expect a very strong Mercedes on normal circuits. "I feel bad about this missed opportunity to run out of points. We need those points over the whole season, especially when we go back to normal circuits." Hamilton meanwhile insisted last month that he has no desire to play "mind games" with his Red Bull rival and insists a war of words would be "a bit childish".
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