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Will Merc make Lewis No 1?

Toto Wolff claims it would be unfair to install Lewis Hamilton as a 'number one' driver so early in Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes career, but admits the situation needs "proper analysis" as the season unfolds. A competitive start to the 2017 campaign has seen Sebastian Vettel win two of the first three races, the latest of which in Bahrain coming in spite of Mercedes swapping Bottas and Hamilton's positions in a bid to hunt down the Ferrari. Vettel's victory and Hamilton's second place means the multi-time world champions have already built up a 23-point gap to closest challenger Bottas and, even at such an early stage, the pair look set for a two-way title battle. Bahrain GP driver...
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