Lewis Hamilton had a sharp-eyed return to formula one on Wednesday after a long winter break.<\/p>\n
The McLaren driver was in action at the Valencia test at the wheel of the team’s 2010 car, with the MP4-26 only to be unveiled in Berlin on Friday.<\/p>\n
As well as adapting to the new Pirelli tyres, Briton Hamilton admitted to casting an eye over his rivals’ new cars at the Ricardo Tormo track.<\/p>\n
“Our car looks different to others and I hope it reflects on its performance,” he is quoted by BBC Sport.\u00a0 “Ferrari and Red Bull look more like an evolution of last year’s car.”<\/p>\n
Another change for the 2008 world champion this year is that his father will be back in the grand prix paddocks.<\/p>\n
Hamilton, 26, dumped his dad as manager last year but Anthony Hamilton will this season be in the Force India garage with his new charge Paul di Resta.<\/p>\n
“He (Anthony) has done a fantastic job to get Paul in and clearly he’s very gifted at getting drivers to formula one,” admitted Lewis.<\/p>\n
At the same time, he said he is close to appointing a new manager to work on his image and brand, particularly in new markets like the US.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I’ll be able to let you know what’s going on,” Hamilton told reporters.<\/p>\n
It is believed that 19 Entertainment, IMG and Creative Artists Agency are the frontrunners to represent Hamilton.<\/p>\n
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