EXCLUSIVE: The inside story of Hamilton and Vasseur's last title win – and the '100%' belief they can do it again at Ferrari

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Lewis Hamilton was the talk of the paddock during pre-season testing in Bahrain, where he officially kicked off his eagerly anticipated Ferrari adventure. But while the seven-time World Champion has been getting to know plenty of new colleagues, a new factory and a new car, not everything at the Italian marque is unfamiliar, with his former Formula 3 and GP2 team boss Frederic Vasseur steering the ship – the pair having won those junior championships together some 20 years ago. To look back on that period, and ponder what might happen in this next chapter, F1.com caught up with Hamilton's team mate from his 2006 title-winning GP2 season, Alexandre Premat, for some special memories and insight…

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