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Red Bull 'favourites'? Hamilton admits Mercedes challenge

ewis Hamilton says Mercedes will face the challenge of finding more pace from their new car ahead of next week's season-opening Bahrain GP head on, after F1's serial world champions conceded they were not as fast as Red Bull in pre-season testing. Mercedes encountered more complications than usual during F1's condensed pre-season programme, with a gearbox problem leaving them playing catch up on mileage from the first morning while the W12 was not yet balanced to the drivers' liking. "I've never been a massive fan of testing; I just love racing. On the other end, it might have been good to have had more days," admitted Hamilton to F1 after the final day. "It's probably the...
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