F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes are on the backfoot when they start their title defence in this weekend's season-opening Australian GP. After an ultra-impressive winter, Ferrari are expected to be the quickest team when the new season begins in Melbourne. "We have work to do," Hamilton admitted. Mercedes struggled to keep pace with Ferrari in winter testing, and although the pre-season action has a reputation for delivering misleading clues as to the real pecking order, Hamilton added: "It wasn't difficult to read, it was clear." But Hamilton later told Sky Sports: "It might be closer than we think, it might be a bigger gap than we think. We...
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