导出博客文章Lewis Hamilton expects a closer fight with Ferrari this season and has
downplayed the significance of not winning the opening race in Australia.
Despite topping every practice session and taking pole in qualifying, Hamilton
lost out team-mate Nico Rosberg after a poor start in Melbourne.The world
champion finished second, but it could have been worse as Ferrari looked
stronger during the race than in qualifying, but blew their chances of victory
with a strategy error. Ferraris overall race pace, I was never really around
them, but I thought they looked quite quick, said Hamilton.They were on a
different tyre to me on a different strategy, so he looked quick at the end.
Hopefully we are going to have more close races like that going forward, but I
dont think Nico had trouble staying behind him on the medium tyres when he was
on the supersofts.Australian GP driver ratingsIve a really good feeling about my
pace, youve seen all weekend that I was ahead. But I am hoping it is going to be
a good battle. There are going to be races where we are five to 10 seconds ahead
and races where we will be wheel-to-wheel.Hamiltons thoughts were echoed by Sky
Sports F1s Damon Hill who believes Ferrari could be a real threat in 2016.I
think it will be more than a two driver fight for the title, I think Ferrari are
close enough and a lot closer now than they were last year at this stage. If
they get more horsepower, Red Bull could be a threat, Hill told Sky Sports News
HQ. After slipping to sixth place on the first lap having started on pole,
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton was happy with his performance It was the first race
with new regulations limiting the drivers to just one clutch for the start. In
the past they could drop one clutch at lights out to start the car moving,
before gently feeding in a second, but this year drivers have just one paddle to
control the cars clutch.Hamilton made a poor getaway from pole which saw him
drop as low as seventh on the opening lap.I just got wheel spin, so no
particular real issues, the Mercedes driver said.The Ferraris were very, very
strong, my initial phase was the same as Nicos, but the second part where you
release the clutch fully I had wheel spin and didnt recover from it.Conclusions
from the Australian GPThat mistake cost Hamilton seven points in his fight with
Rosberg, but he has downplayed the significance having won the title in 2014
despite not even finishing the first race.The longer the season they make it the
less important one race becomes, he said.We have 20 races from here so there is
a long, long way to go. I just look at 2014, I was 25 points down from here, so
this is a blessing, seven points behind and I am really happy.Dont miss the F1
Report for all the reaction and analysis from the Australian GP. Natalie Pinkham
is joined by David Brabham and former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley on
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on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday
night. This shapes up as a potential big season for plenty of teams that werent
big factors in last years NCAA Tournament.The preseason Top 25 that was released
Monday includes five teams that failed to reach the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Theyre
all included in this list of six potential 2017 NCAA Tournament contenders that
werent included in the 2016 field.---CREIGHTON2015-16 record: 20-15 (NIT
quarterfinals)No. 22 Creighton returns three players who had double-figure
scoring averages last season in seniors Maurice Watson Jr. (14.1), Cole Huff
(11.3) and Isaiah Zierden (10.2). Watson led the Big East with 229 assists last
season, and he has the most career assists (639) of any active Division I
player. Creighton adds Marcus Foster, who transferred from Kansas State after
leading the Wildcats in scoring each of his two years there. Khyri Thomas is
back after starting 28 games for Creighton as a freshman last season.---FLORIDA
STATE2015-16 record: 20-14 (NIT second round)Florida State is the only unranked
team on this list, but the Seminoles still have plenty of reason for optimism.
They return two of their top three scorers from last season in guards Dwayne
Bacon (15.8) and Xavier Rathan-Mayes (11.8). Last season, Bacon became the first
freshman in school history to lead the Seminoles in both scoring and rebounding
in the same season. The Seminoles add freshman forward Jonathan Isaac, rated as
the nations No. 8 prospect in his class according to composite rankings of
recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports.---LOUISVILLE2015-16 record: 23-8
(ineligible for postseason)No 13 Louisville is different from the rest of the
teams on this list, as the Cardinals would have been in last years tournament if
they hadnt self-imposed a postseason ban in response to an NCAA investigation.
If the off-court issues dont prevent Louisville from making the field again, the
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make last years tournament.---RHODE ISLAND2015-16 record: 17-15No. 23 Rhode
Island is ranked in the preseason Top 25 for the first time since 1998-99. The
Rams return four starters from last season and also get back guard E.C.
Matthews, who hasnt played since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the
2015-16 season opener. Matthews averaged 15.3 points in 2013-14 and 16.9 points
in 2014-15. Rhode Islands list of returners includes Hassan Martin, who has led
the Atlantic 10 in blocked shots each of the last three seasons.---SAINT
MARYS2015-16 record: 29-6 (NIT quarterfinals)The 17th-ranked Gaels return all
five starters from a team that won 29 games and tied for first place in the West
Coast Conference last season. Seniors Dane Pineau and Joe Rahon and juniors
Emmett Naar and Calvin Hermanson all averaged over 10 points per game last
season. Naar also averaged 6.4 assists and had 223 assists to tie Matthew
Dellavedovas season school record. Naar, Pineau and Rahon are all preseason
all-WCC selections.---UCLA2015-16 record: 15-17UCLA is ranked 16th despite
finishing below .500 last season. The Bruins return four starters from last
season. That list of returning starters includes senior guards Isaac Hamilton
and Bryce Alford, who each averaged over 16 points last season. Hamilton had the
top 2015-16 scoring average (16.8) of any Pac-12 player who is back this season.
UCLA adds freshman guard Lonzo Ball, rated as the No. 3 overall prospect in his
class according to the 247Sports Composite. Other freshmen for UCLA include
forward T.J. Leaf (18th in the 247Sports Composite) and forward/center Ike
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