Red Bull have the pace to beat Mercedes but Lewis Hamilton says they are second in the championships because they are “just making a lot of mistakes”.

Red Bull went into this season with many people, most from the Mercedes camp, talking them up as the team to beat after their impressive pre-season testing form.

But three races in and the Milton Keynes squad is second in both championships.

Max Verstappen trails Hamilton by eight points in the Drivers’ standings with Red Bull 18 behind Mercedes in the Constructors’.

Hamilton says that’s because they are making a “lot” of mistakes.