The reigning world champion announced the arrival of a new rival for the 2009 season.<\/p>\n
During a visit to the German capital, Lewis Hamilton confessed to the Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag<\/i> that he considered Sebastian Vettel a serious contender for the championship.<\/p>\n
The Red Bull driver performed very well in the preseason tests. Last week in Jerez, the German was even the fastest over the five days of testing, albeit with a low fuel level. His lap time was impressive, the only other driver who came close was still more than eight-tenths behind. That was Fernando Alonso on the fourth day.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Sebastian is on track to becoming a star, \u00bb said the 23-year-old Briton.<\/p>\n
\u00ab He proved last year by winning the Monza race that he was a great driver. This year, he might do the same thing. In any case, I expect him to do it, \u00bb he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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