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Mercedes has a real race on its hands with Ferrari – Lewis Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has a real race on its hands after finishing second, behind Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix.

The British driver lined up on pole position after a record-breaking qualifying lap, and led away at the start.

But Vettel stuck with him through the opening stint as Hamilton struggled with his Ultra Soft tyres, complaining about a lack of grid, and Mercedes pitted him for Soft tyres, as Ferrari kept Vettel out on track.

Traffic, in the form of the yet-to-pit Max Verstappen, cost Hamilton time and Vettel put in some quick laps before stopping for fresh tyres to emerge narrowly ahead, going on to win by 10 seconds.

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“A big congratulations to Sebastian and Ferrari,” Hamilton said afterwards. “I know this win has been a long time coming for them.

“This shows we've got a real race on our hands this season and it's a challenge we will relish. It's going to be great for the fans.

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“We had a really good start which is fantastic. It was nice to get a good getaway. But I was struggling with grip from the get-go.

“Sebastian was able to always answer me in terms of lap time and just go quicker. Towards the end of the first stint I caught some traffic and that overheated the tyres.

“I struggled for grip to the point where I needed to come in, plus the gap was closing up and I was sliding around a lot.

“We made the call to pit, because otherwise I think Sebastian would have come past me anyway. After my stop I got caught in some traffic which was unfortunate but that's motor racing.”

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