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1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill believes Red Bull are operationally sharper than their nearest rivals.

With Red Bull enjoying a 76-point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship, and Max Verstappen leading closest non-Red Bull driver Charles Leclerc by 49 points in the Drivers’ standings, Hill believes the title battle will come down to Verstappen vs. Leclerc by year end.

However, that’ll only come about with some good luck on Leclerc’s part, and some misfortunes for Verstappen, but Hill believes the circumstances could happen to ensure a nail-biting end to the year.

“I see the outcome of the championship as being between Max and Charles – it probably needs a few drop-outs from Max for that to happen,” Hill told the Mirror.

“I’m not ruling out Mercedes finding the magic that they’ve missed but, if you look at historical evidence, then it’s pointing to a fight between those two.

“It sounds like a lot of points – but all it needs is a couple of slip-ups and that’s 50 points lost. It’s very close. And it could swing either way.

“Ferrari have tripped themselves up with mechanical failures so far – there have been too many of them. But Max had that to cope with as well at the start of the season.”

However, Red Bull have a key characteristic that Hill believes makes them the favourites – that of being operationally and strategically sharp.

Red Bull snatched an unlikely win away from Ferrari in Monaco, thanks to an