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| Hamilton names Vettel as 2009 Rival | 
Lewis Hamilton, Mclaren
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has flagged the coming of a new rival for the 2009 season.
On a visit to the German capital Berlin, the 23-year-old Briton admitted to the country's major Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he counts Sebastian Vettel as very much a dark horse for the forthcoming championship campaign.
Red Bull's new Renault-powered RB5 has been a standout of the pre-season tests, and last week at Jerez its 21-year-old driver set the fastest lap of the five-day session during a low-fuel run.
"Sebastian is on the way to being a star," the McLaren driver said.
"He proved it last year by winning in Monza that he is a winning driver. This year he can mix it at the front and I am expecting him to do so," he added.
Vettel set the Jerez pace last week by just under eight-tenths of a second. | | Placed by Joukje Straatsma on Monday, 9 March, 11:52 AM |
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