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# Lewis Hamilton's McLaren F1 team have work to do
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## Lewis Hamilton's new McLaren challenger was only seventh quickest out of
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eight cars at the penultimate round of group testing in Jerez yesterday ahead
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of the season opener in Melbourne on March 29.
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![Lewis Hamilton's McLaren F1 team have work to do ][1]
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Briefing: McLaren's world champion Lewis Hamilton admits his team have work to
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do ahead of the Australian grand prix in Melbourne Photo: REUTERS
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By Tom Cary 8:09PM GMT 04 Mar 2009
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The world champion's MP4-24 suffered a technical failure during the morning,
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which forced it back to the pits with fire coming from the engine.
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Although Hamilton returned to complete 70 laps, he later spun in the blustery
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wind and rain and his best time of 1min 21.302sec was nearly 1½sec down on
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Renault's Fernando Alonso. Another potential world title rival, Kimi
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Raikkonen, was second quickest in his Ferrari.
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British race fans should not be too concerned, however, by the McLaren's
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failure to best any car except Force India. Winter testing is a notorious
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unreliable indicator of form going into a season, with different teams trying
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different set-ups, testing different electronic systems and looking for
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specific feedback. Two weeks ago Hamilton's wheels were the quickest for two
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days running with Renault's R29 looking sluggish.
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Certainly the Briton was unfazed, playing down comparisons with Renault and
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perennial rivals Ferrari. "We're just testing, who knows?" Hamilton said.
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"We'll find out when we get to the first race.
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"This is my first day with Ferrari being at the same track, so for me it looks
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very similar to every other year - 2007 and 2008.
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## Related Articles
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* [Mansell: Hamilton win 'less credible' than mine][3]
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04 Mar 2009
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* [De la Rosa's danger fears][4]
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02 Mar 2009
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* [Whitmarsh calls for F1 revamp][5]
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28 Feb 2009
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* [TV's best ever theme tune?][6]
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24 Feb 2009
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* [Danica Patrick: F1 driver?][7]
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25 Feb 2009
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* [Show promotes low- and zero-emission vehicles][8]
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24 Feb 2009
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"Just from looking at the times, it looks like [Toyota] are doing quite a good
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job. But I think a lot of the teams are doing quite good jobs. The Renault
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doesn't look bad, the BMW doesn't look bad, so there are quite a lot of teams
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looking pretty impressive at the moment.
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"I haven't arrived here thinking I'm world champion, I've arrived thinking
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I've got a great team I need to push as hard as I can," added the 24-year-old.
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"We've got a lot of work to do to make sure we're ready for Australia."
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Asked if any team could spring a surprise this season, Hamilton's response
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would have delighted his employers. The Briton nominated Force India, whose
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entire power-train is being supplied McLaren-Mercedes this year.
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Force India and Renault now head back to their factories prior to next week's
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final group test in Barcelona, with the six other teams staying on at Jerez
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for a final day of running.
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Meanwhile, on a potentially landmark day in the history of F1, the Formula One
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Teams Association will this morning hold its first official press conference
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since its formation last year.
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FOTA was formed in an attempt to provide the teams with greater harmony,
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influence in terms of how the sport is run and bargaining power in their
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negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's commercial rights holder, and
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the FIA, the sport's governing body. Their ability to stay unified over the
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coming season will determine how successful they are in that power struggle.
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Senior management from every FOTA-affiliated team, including Ross Brawn, who
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is leading a management buy-out at Honda, met at the organisation's
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headquarters in Geneva yesterday to discuss the findings of a global market
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research survey conducted with fans.
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Plans to revise the qualifying format, adjustments to the points structure,
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mandatory tyre changes and more availability of team data for fans are all
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thought to be on the agenda.
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## [Lewis Hamilton][14]
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* ### [Sport »][15]
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* ### [Formula One »][16]
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* ### [Ferrari »][17]
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* ### [McLaren »][18]
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* ### [BMW Sauber »][19]
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In sport
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[![Formula One 2011: drivers' and constructors' world championships standings
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- Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton][20] ][21]
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### [F1 2011: standings][21]
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[![Formula One, 2011: Team by Team guide: Red Bull][22] ][23]
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### [F1 2011: team-by-team guide][23]
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[![][24] ][25]
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### [F1 2011: full race schedule][25]
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* ## [LEWIS HAMILTON ACTION PHTOS »][28]
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## LEWIS HAMILTON LINKS
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### [Lewis Hamilton on the web][14]
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