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Villeneuve: I think Hamilton fell asleep with Bottas
Jacques Villeneuve believes that Lewis Hamilton received a wake up call mid-way through the season when he realised that new Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was not going to be a challenge for the title as Nico Rosberg was a year earlier, instead it was Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel who proved to be the real threat. In the aftermath of Hamilton clinching his fourth world title in Mexico, Villeneuve said'Lewis is really, really good. He's only ever been in the best team with the best car, or close to it, like every great champion, which is fine. 'If he can be the whole season like he's been since the summer break, great, but he hasn't done a full season like that. He wasn't there.' I think...
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