Lights Out: How to beat Lewis Hamilton, by Nico Rosberg

Lights Out: How to beat Lewis Hamilton, by Nico Rosberg

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Tuesday 20 March 2018 10:00

It's the question on everyone's lips as we count down to the start of the 2018 Formula 1 season: just how do you beat Lewis Hamilton? Luckily, someone who knows a thing or two about it has piped up. It's lights out for Tuesday morning!

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Of course there's only one man to have truly got the better of Hamilton in the hybrid era - Nico Rosberg.

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So who better to tell Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and the rest how to beat the Brit this year?

Rosberg's advice is worth heeding from those at Maranello and Milton Keynes, with the Silver Arrows once again suggesting we're in for a three-way battle for supremacy in 2018.

Could the tougher title fight make things tetchy again at Mercedes?

Valtteri Bottas certainly hopes so! The Finn wants a bit of "friction" between him and Hamilton.

There may well be tension at Red Bull, where Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo could have tangible rewards on offer this year.

With the Australian out of contract this year, have they put all their eggs in the Verstappen basket?

We'll get some answers at the Australian Grand Prix. Click here for everything you need to know about the season-opener.

Will McLaren be in the mix in Melbourne? They reckon their mechanical struggles of pre-season are a thing of the past, which is likely to have Fernando Alonso in chipper mood as he enjoys a "race-winning" engine for the first time in a while.

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