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Williams predict early season fight with Ferrari

Williams are expecting a tough battle with Ferrari during the early part of the season according to chief test and support engineer Rod Nelson. Ferrari topped several of the earlier test days before falling back a little, but having analysed their rivals pace, Nelson believes the Italian outfit are closer to Williams than it appears. Speaking to Autosport, he explained that Sebastian Vettel's soft tyres run wasn't where it should have been due to a mistake, which skewed the times a little. "I think he pushed too hard at the start of the lap and lunched the tyres by the time he got halfway round," he said. "So I expect Ferrari to be a little it closer than maybe it looked....
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