The heat haze, an almost overwhelming sultriness that had layers of torrid air shimmering above the freshly laid asphalt at the Sepang International Circuit, was not wholly responsible for the moving picture here on Friday.
There is a growing perception – among experienced drivers no less – that Lewis Hamilton, winner of three world championships and among the most naturally quick of all Formula One drivers, can actually be beaten to this year’s world championship by the perennial nearly man who is Nico Rosberg.
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