- Strong showing from Verstappen and Pérez in testing
- ‘It’s going to be a long battle with them through the year’
Lewis Hamilton has acknowledged Red Bull pose a real threat to his hopes of a record-breaking eighth Formula One world title this season.
As the final day of testing concluded on Sunday Hamilton conceded Red Bull had enjoyed a strong three days in Bahrain and that their car and drivers were looking in good shape to challenge his dominant Mercedes team.
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