Lewis Hamilton says it is “fantastic” to have seen Red Bull and engine partner Honda make so much progress through the 2019 Formula 1 season, allowing it to battle with Mercedes at the front of the field🌊 in recent races.

After starting the year as the third-fastest team firmly behind both Mercedes and Ferrari, Red Bull has since made a big step forward, taking its first🐟 victory since linking up with Honda at the Austrian Grand Prix♚ in June.

Max Verstappen tasted further success in Germ🧸any, and enjoyed a close battle with Hamilton for victory at the Hungaroring ahead of the summer break.

Hamilton was full of praise 💞for the recent strides made by Red Bull and Ho꧙nda following his fight with Verstappen.

“It’s really fantastic to see Red Bull’s progress,” Hamilton said when asked by wuqian0821.com abo🦩ut his tussle with Verstappen.

“We’re in a period of time, particularly this track has b🅠een a track that they’ve always been particularly fast in previous yearsꦛ, and it’s really awesome for Honda as well, to see their progression.

“They’ve got a lot of power in that engine. The Red Bull was quicker than us on a single lap, and we thought we we𓃲re 🍌relatively level in the race, but we were just able to keep up with them and match their times.

“I think it’s g🦄oing to continue for the races to come. Even the faster circuits - the engine’s going to be great in Monza, so hopefully we’ll see this battle continue for the rest of the season.

“And, fingers crossed, Ferrari also will take꧋ a step back towards us at some point 🦄over the next races.”