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LONDON, England - Two of Formula 1's top drivers made lucrative moves to new teams in 2015, so fans might think there will be a shake-up of 2014's established order.
That would be wrong.
The evidence of pre-season testing suggests the battle for the 2015 championship will again be a case of Mercedes vs. The Rest.
MERCEDES TO DOMINATE AGAIN?
Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton said ahead of the season-opening 2015 Australian GP in Melbourne on March 15: "We want to be better this year. We want to try to dominate even more."
Sebastian Vettel's switch from Red Bull to Ferrari and of Fernando Alonso from Ferrari back to McLaren will provide interesting sub-plots but the main narrative will again be Hamilton taking on Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.
Hamilton won six of the last seven races in 2014 to hold off Rosberg and secure his second Drivers' title. When his confidence is up and his car is, performing Hamilton is tough to beat - but Rosberg is taking encouragement and motivation from the close margins that separated them in 2014.
Rosberg said: "All the difficult times have made me stronger. I need to find small steps to beat him. And I'm going for it."
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