Next weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne will mark ten years since Lewis Hamilton's first race with Mercedes. Bred and groomed for success by McLaren, Hamilton opted for a change of scenery at the end of the 2012 season after six years with the Woking-based outfit, a fruitful period that had yielded 21 wins and a world title in 2008. The young Briton's move to Brackley, the outcome of several persuasive talks with then team boss Ross Brawn and with Niki Lauda, was seen as a risky enterprise by many. In hindsight, Hamilton agrees that there was an element of risk in his decision, but the seven-time world champion explains why the call was also "inevitable" "Did it...
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