The in-form Max Verstappen said on Thursday he has set his sights on not only overhauling Ferrari, but also catching and beating Mercedes on a regular basis in the future.
Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix Red Bull's Dutchman, who is third in the driver's championships, said he wanted to close the gap on Mercedes and in Hungary next week before he headed off on holiday for the traditional European summer break.
"Closing the gap to Mercedes," he responded to a question about his biggest target in the next two weeks.
"We want to win so that's our biggest challenge ahead -- to try and close that gap.
"We are further away than I would like, but we are getting closer. It's not good enough, but we know that so we're working hard to try and close that."
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"Of course, I'm disappointed not to have been on the podium, but what can I say? It happens." "I made a mistake in China against him (in 2018) and he was quite calm about it at the time. It happens, unfortunately. It's racing as well. You prefer it not to happen, but it happens."