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Has Red Bull come?

With six races already disputed in season 2018, the F1 shows three great protagonists. Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo each won two races, and occupy the top three positions on the Drivers' table, respectively. Unlike what happened at the start of the new 'Turbo Era', when Mercedes swam in between 2014 and 2016, or even last year when Hamilton battled for the title with only Vettel, this time Red Bull appears as potential force in the fight for the cup, believes the British four times world champion after the decisive victory of Ricciardo at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday (27)."It's definitely a three-fight," Hamilton said in an interview posted on the US site Motorsport.com. The Mercedes driver, despite being 14 points ahead of Vettel, still sees the German and Ferrari one step ahead."I think Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari are still the strongest. Their car was fast here, their car is very good all season so far. They made some mistakes and we took advantage, so we're closer than it would be if everyone had done the same job. But I still feel they are stronger, and Sebastian has done the stronger job, "said the four-time champion.On the other hand, although Ricciardo is a little behind in the championship - 38 points behind Hamilton and 24 of disadvantage for Vettel - Lewis bet that Red Bull will give another performance jump, maybe already in the Canadian GP, ​​with the updates for the RB14 pushed by the Renault engine."I think Red Bull will potentially get an update at some point, I think in the next race. So it will be interesting to see their performance and if they will continue to be strong throughout the year, "he said.In the end, Hamilton celebrates for having the chance to fight with more competitors for the title. "Even though maybe the race [in Monaco] was not the most exciting, it was great for the fans to see the battle we have. The balance is very good, "said the pilot, happy with the challenge that what he himself defines as a" three-fight "begins to provide him.

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