Lewis Hamilton believes it is “far too early” to say Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas is his only rival for this year’s Formula 1 drivers’ championship, despite the duo stealing a march on the rest of the field in the early part of the 2019 season. Hamilton and Bottas took two wins and two second-place finishes apiece as Mercedes recorded an unprecedented four one-two finishes to start the season. Bottas leads Hamilton by a single point at the top of the drivers’ championship by virtue of his fastest lap in Australia, with third-place Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari already 35 points off the top of the standings. However, Hamilton said following Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that...
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