Ferrari victory has given Mercedes a timely ‘pinch’, says Lewis Hamilton

• World champion prepares for Sebastian Vettel title challenge

• Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari’s win in Malaysia was not a fluke

• Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel breathes life into F1 season with Malaysian win

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes will be more than ready to meet a Ferrari title challenge as the Italian team seek to build on Sebastian Vettel’s surprise victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The world champion trailed in 8.5 seconds behind the German at Sepang and admitted to being surprised at the speed with which Ferrari had eroded Mercedes’ dominance in Australia at the season’s opener.

Hamilton, who had won seven of the previous eight grands prix, said he expects Mercedes will face competition for the rest of the season. “I don’t think it’s a one-off,” he said of Ferrari’s victory. “I don’t think they were lucky or it was a fluke.

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