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NO LETDOWN; Lewis Hamilton lives up to the hype.(Motorsports)

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| April 16, 2007 | Roebuck, Nigel | COPYRIGHT 2007 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Nigel Roebuck

Even before the end of lap one in the Australian Grand Prix ("Don't Look Back,'' AW, March 26), Keke Rosberg's words about McLaren-Mercedes rookie driver Lewis Hamilton came to mind. A few weeks earlier, in discussing the 2007 Formula One season, former world champion Rosberg made it clear that Hamilton is the real deal.

"He's unbelievably brave-I mean, Gilles-brave,'' Rosberg said.

That registered. Rosberg fought the late Gilles Villeneuve on many occasions, beginning in Formula Atlantic. "Gilles,'' he said, "was . . . totally fearless.''

Villeneuve was renowned as one of the sport's great starters; in the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix, he lined up on row three yet held a clear lead as the cars hurtled up the hill for the first time. His ...

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