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<b>I DID IT!</b> Lewis Hamilton shakes hands with Thomas Weber, head of Mercedes F1 development, after winning the 2015 Australian F1 GP. <em> Image: AP / Mark Dadswell </em>
<b>I DID IT!</b> Lewis Hamilton shakes hands with Thomas Weber, head of Mercedes F1 development, after winning the 2015 Australian F1 GP. <em> Image: AP / Mark Dadswell </em>

SEPANG, Malaysia - Lewis Hamilton may not have been as dominant in Melbourne as first thought.

Germany's Auto Motor and Sport has reported that a detailed investigation by Mercedes showed the team got the numbers wrong regarding team mate Nico Rosberg's fuel strategy.

Team boss Toto Wolff said after the Australian GP that the German "did not have the weapons" to fight against Hamilton in the race because of fuel consumption.

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