Sebastian Vettel admitted that it was tough for him to make too much headway in the midfield battle, with the teams so evenly matched during the Styrian Grand Prix.

After two excellent performances in Baku and France, Vettel dropped outside the points with a P12 finish around the Red Bull Ring, and he felt it was tough going on Sunday.

Team-mate Lance Stroll was able to work his way up to P8 in the race, faring rather better as he got a good start and was able to build by being in front of the congested midfield pack.

With several cars running within each other’s DRS window simultaneously, Vettel felt it was not an easy task to get past those in front of him running at a similar pace.