Lewis Hamilton: "It’s going to be a tight race this year"

Lewis Hamilton fully believes that the season ahead will be tough for Mercedes, and expects that the elbows will be ou in tomorrow's race.

Hamilton claimed yet another pole position to add to his massive tally, as he pipped teammate Valtteri Bottas and the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel to the quickest lap.

"It’s been a fantastic weekend so far and it’s quite amazing to come here for the 11th time,” Hamilton told reporters. "It feels like only yesterday I came and had my first race here in 2007. I’m just incredibly proud of my team, the rule changes have been huge and such a massive challenge for everyone.

"The guys have just worked so hard to make this car what it is today. Valtteri did a fantastic job, it’s his first qualifying session with the team. Looking forward to the race, obviously, it’s close between us, as you can see it’s going to be a tight race this year."

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