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Lewis Hamilton expects Ferrari to hit back after low-key start

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton has backed Ferrari to return strongly in the wake of its subdued display at Formula 1’s opening round of 2019.  Ferrari trailed Mercedes by seven-tenths of a second in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix before going on to finish almost a minute behind winner Valtteri Bottas in the race. The outcome was not expected pre-weekend, with Ferrari having shown strong pace during testing, prompting Mercedes to believe it would be entering the weekend on the backfoot. “No one was expecting to have a gap like that when we came into the weekend,” said Hamilton. “When we honestly, what I was shown and led to believe, was...
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