Vettel says Ferrari was "a lot faster" than Red Bull

Vettel finished in fourth place after being unable to pass Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in the latter stages of the race, when the Australian struggled with older tyres.

It was the third grand prix in a row where Ferrari has been outscored by Red Bull, which is now just one point behind in the standings.

"I think we were a lot faster, but we know as well this is Hungary and we need to be not just a lot faster," said Vettel, who is now 82 points behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton.

"I think we had half a second to a second in hand in the end, but it wasn't enough to get past.

"We had the fresher set and we knew we would come back in the end, but it's tricky to pass.

"In the race we had the pace to go on the podium but it was clear that if you are ahead you can be fairly aggressive, which Red Bull was and there was no way to pass.

"In the end we were faster but we couldn't get past on the track. I think it shows that if we qualify higher up we have an easier time in the race," added Vettel, who had qualified in fifth.

Vettel conceded that, while he thinks Ferrari was faster, Mercedes remains in a league apart.

"The car was fine today in terms of pace. Obviously we are not matching Mercedes, they seem to be in a league of their own."