A buoyant Lewis Hamilton hailed Mercedes' pace on the opening day of the new season as "hugely satisfying" and expressed delight that his new team appeared to be competitive from the off in 2013.After the Brackley-based outfit had ended pre-season testing in Spain earlier this month as the talk of the paddock after setting the pace on the final two days of action, many observers were keen to see whether the W04 really did have true inherent pace come a proper grand prix weekend. And while Friday practice, as ever, was not completely conclusive as to the real pecking order through the field, Mercedes nonetheless Mercedes's strong day-long pace appeared to confirm that their 2013...
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