Lewis Hamilton tips Ferrari as his fastest rival

FROM BBC:  The 2008 champion, who set the fastest time as pre-season testing ended on Sunday, is expecting a close battle.

“McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes, Sauber and Force India are the most competitive teams,” Hamilton said.

“It is really difficult to say who is the most competitive out of all of them, but at the moment Ferrari look the fastest, I think.”

Hamilton’s McLaren has set impressive times in qualifying trim and during a race-distance simulation, and he said he was confident the team would be in good shape for the first race of the season in Bahrain on 14 March.  MORE»