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Hamilton warns Massa against mind-games

Lewis Hamilton has warned Felipe Massa not to try playing any mind games with him and told the Brazilian he could well end up the loser ahead of this afternoon's Bahrain Grand Prix. Massa starts the race from pole while Hamilton lines up next to him on the front row.

Massa is still sore from being beaten off the line by both McLarens last week in Malaysia and then later being made to look like a novice when he botched two attempts to pass Hamilton in the early laps of the race. Massa has since promised he won't be giving Hamilton any room off the line saying he now knows what the British driver is capable of.

"That could be a negative for him," Hamilton told reporters at Sakhir. "For sure he's trying to play some mind games bit it makes no difference to me and what I'll do at the first corner. I've got to be aware though, he he's going to be even more aggressive it's likely to get dangerous."

"I want to make the first lap and score as many points as I can, so I'll be as aggressive as I always am but I'll definitely be watching out so that his extra aggression doesn't take me or Fernando off," Hamilton added.

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