Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen both expect Mercedes to remain the team to beat when the 2018 Formula 1 season begins in Australia this weekend, but the duo are hopeful their team can offer a stronger challenge to the reigning champions. The dominant force in Formula 1 for the past four years, Mercedes once again got the better of Red Bull and Ferrari last year as Lewis Hamilton won his fourth drivers' title. Ricciardo and Verstappen finished a distant fifth and sixth in the standings, yet both men claimed race wins in 2017 and approach the new campaign with fired up optimism. Addressing reporters in Melbourne on Wednesday, Ricciardo said: 'Merc, Ferrari and us. I...
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