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Hamilton, Vettel expect closer title fight in 2016

AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili Defending Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and his predecessor Sebastian Vettel agree that the competition between their Mercedes and Ferrari teams should be a lot closer in 2016 than it has been over the past couple of seasons. Speaking ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, both drivers forecast a genuine title fight instead of the domination that Mercedes had enjoyed over the opening two seasons of the V6 hybrid engine era. Ferrari set the fastest times in pre-season testing, and while most observers still believed Mercedes would be a cut above when it comes to the real contest this weekend, Hamilton was not so sure. 'This year the whole pack...
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