BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Lewis Hamilton is keeping a close eye on Red Bull in the coming months to see if the team's recent form is a sign of things to come.
Hamilton and Mercedes have a comfortable lead in both championships, but Max Verstappen is the in-form driver on the grid and has stormed to two wins in the last three races. Verstappen, who finds himself 63 points down on the Englishman, has downplayed the prospect of dragging himself into the championship fight in the second half of the year.
Although Verstappen's win at the wild German Grand Prix could be seen as an anomaly, Red Bull looked strong at its home race in Austria.