Mercedes “in better place” to fight Red Bull than before summer break

Lewis Hamilton topped Q3 on Saturday at Istanbul Park, but will drop to 11th on the grid thanks to a penalty for an engine change prior to the race weekend.
It means Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas will start from pole on Sunday ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who doubted he could challenge Mercedes for the race win.
Hamilton felt that winning the race would be “very hard from 11th …Keep reading