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Hamilton excited by Vettel duel

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic the close Mercedes-Ferrari battle from the Australian GP sets up F1 2017 for a season of "exciting racing". Although Mercedes were on the end of a rare defeat in F1's hybrid engine era as Sebastian Vettel triumphed impressively in Melbourne, Hamilton was buoyed by the closely-fought two-team duel and now expects to see it repeated over the rest of the season. "It is very close," said Hamilton ahead of this weekend's Chinese GP. "Pace-wise and qualifying is close. "In the race he was able keep up with me [in the first stint] and there are going to be races where that fluctuates. Perhaps they're ahead and we're behind, or we're ahead...
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