Verstappen thinks third place in standings is possible

The Dutchman has taken three podium finishes since his switch to Red Bull at the Spanish Grand Prix, and is currently just 16 points adrift of third-placed Kimi Raikkonen in the drivers' standings.

Knowing how good his current form is, and how close things are at the front, he says it is not out of the question for him to surge up the table to end up only behind Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

"We are pretty close, so we will see where we end up at the end of the season," he said.

"It will be between third or sixth – hopefully. You try to do the best possible race every race and we see after Abu Dhabi where we are."

Hungaroring form

Red Bull is tipped for a strong performance in Hungary this weekend, with the team viewed as many people's favourites for the victory this weekend.

Verstappen thinks, however, that while it may not be as good an opportunity as Monaco, it can still do well.

"I think the best chance was in Monaco for sure," he said. "Here as well the car can be very strong and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend.

"We've been strong even on tracks where I didn't expect it to be strong, and it is about set-up now and improving during the sessions."

He added: "Last year was good [with Toro Rosso]. We had some luck to finish fourth with a drive-through. Hopefully this year we are aiming for more than fourth, so hopefully we can be on the podium."

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