Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas happy to be 'hunters' of Red Bull as Mercedes relish Imola F1 challenge4:32 Lewis Hamilton admits Red Bull are currently the fastest car on the grid and that Mercedes are the 'hunters' this season Lewis Hamilton admits Red Bull are currently the fastest car on the grid and that Mercedes are the 'hunters' this seasonLewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas say they are excited for the rare chance to be Formula 1 "hunters" as world champions Mercedes insist challengers Red Bull will head into 2021's second weekend as favourites. "You can see that Red Bull currently are ahead and we are the hunters," Hamilton told Sky F1 ahead of this weekend's Emilia-Romagna GP at Imola. 1:43 The big Thursday debate at the Emilia-Romagna GP: F1 legends Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel discuss which animal they'd each like to be The big Thursday debate at the Emilia-Romagna GP: F1 legends Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel discuss which animal they'd each like to beBottas agreed: "We are behind. Hamilton said while Mercedes are hopeful of improving their W12 package, "it's going to take perfection" to defeat Red Bull. "Now we've got the threat of Red Bull to Mercedes, it looks fantastic.

Source: Sky sports April 15, 2021 18:00 UTC