Christian Horner is convinced Red Bull had the second strongest car at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix but admits the Mercedes was on another level at Monza.
The Red Bulls were second and third fastest in wet qualifying at Monza, but engine penalties saw them shuffled down Sunday's grid to 13th and 16th. Daniel Ricciardo staged an impressive comeback to finish fourth, and was only four seconds off Sebastian Vettel in third after closing on the Ferrari in the final 10 laps.
The power deficit of Red Bull's Renault engine was expected to make Monza one of the team's weakest circuits, but instead Horner believes his team had the edge on Ferrari.