Sergio Perez has calculated how much longer the French Grand Prix would have needed to run for him to have challenged Lewis Hamilton.

The Mexican completed a one-three finish for Red Bull as Max Verstappen claimed his third victory of the season to move 12 points clear of Hamilton in the Drivers’ World Championship.

But a one-two would have been even better for the Milton Keynes-based team, even though they stretched 37 points clear of Mercedes in the Constructors’ standings as it was.

Perez was in fourth position, in no man’s land, for much of the race at Paul Ricard as he ran a long first stint, but then gained on the Mercedes duo on his fresher hard rubber during the latter stages.