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Hamilton: There is more to come

Lewis Hamilton won Sunday's opening race in Melbourne ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg. A strong start of the season for the young Briton who says he will be able to perform better than last year and he could have performed even better in Melbourne than he did.

Looking back at the opening race of the season at Albert Park Hamilton told The Times: "It is unreal. I have just been talking to my brother and my mum and we've been saying that it is difficult to believe I have only been racing in Formula One for a year. But I am so much stronger this year. It is all the stuff I learnt last year and, coming into this race (in Melbourne), as you can see, I was so much at home. I felt very comfortable.

"I wasn't worried about the car," Hamilton continued saying. "If the Ferraris were fast, I was confident that I would be able to fight them. I didn't think it was going to be a case of they are quicker in the race and we're much quicker in qualifying.

"I could have produced it, there is more to come. I think, being the opening race, there were a few areas where I took my time. But a lot of people struggled and I am sure not having traction control was behind a lot of the mistakes."

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