Lewis Hamilton has sought to play down the rising expectation that he could be a World Championship contender during his debut season for Mercedes in 2013.Although Hamilton's decision to abandon proven race winners McLaren for a Mercedes team which has registered just a solitary victory since returning to the sport in 2010 was met with general incredulity, the results of winter testing have sparked a dramatic sea change in opinion ahead of the new season. With Hamilton and team-mate Nico Rosberg topping the timesheets on the final weekend of testing at Barcelona, the odds on the 2008 World Champion winning the drivers' title for a second time have been cut sharply in the build-up to the...
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