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Lauda fears tough year ahead for Mercedes
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Mercedes' non-executive chairman Niki Lauda fears that 2017 could be the year that Mercedes are ousted from the top of Formula 1. Lauda was reacting to what he'd seen in eight days of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Ferrari stole the show, with Kimi Raikkonen setting the best time of anyone. The team also demonstrated good reliability and were nearly a match for Mercedes in terms of mileage. Lauda said that Mercedes were going to struggle to stay ahead of Ferrari in 2017 and retain their twin crowns. "Everyone is saying that if you look at the past, Mercedes will win again," Lauda told the German broadcaster RTL. "But these are...
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