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Lewis Hamilton has shut down claims from Red Bull chief Christian Horner and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who have accused Mercedes of holding back during pre-season testing. And Hamilton has alarmingly revealed that the Silver Arrows could be well off the pace when the new Formula One season gets underway.

Hamilton missed out on landing a record eighth championship last season after Max Verstappen stormed to victory on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.

The season-decider ended in controversy after Verstappen was allowed to pull level with the Briton for a one-lap shootout following a safety car pause.

Hamilton will be seeking his revenge this time around as he endeavours to make the most of his second opportunity to move ahead of Michael Schumacher at the top of the all-time leaderboard.

But