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Lauda sees Mercedes still behind Red Bull
Mercedes has taken "an important step forwards" since the end of the 2012 season.
That is the claim of new team shareholder and chairman Niki Lauda, as Nico Rosberg expects race wins later this year and Lewis Hamilton plays down expectations.
"We're not looking at wins at the moment," Briton Hamilton, who has moved from McLaren over the winter, said after testing the new W04 late last week in Barcelona.
"As I've said, we're hoping to be fighting in the top ten."
Most insiders believe Hamilton's caution lies somewhere between pessimism and reality.
Triple world champion Lauda, at least, sounds more confident.
"I don't mean that we are better than Red...
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