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Hamilton senior warns Lewis' rivals
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23 January 2007
The 22-year-old missed out on a fairytale triumph in his rookie year by a single point due to a gearbox malfunction in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix as Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won the race at Interlagos to take the title at the death.
Hamilton's dad Anthony told PA Sport: "We've had a great season, finishing second in the drivers' world championship. Next year he will no longer be a rookie and they (the other Formula One drivers) are going to be in trouble aren't they?"
He added: "To be quite honest, if somebody had said to us last year that is what we would do this year then I would have said they're dreaming.
"We were leading for most of the season, and it was there - just not quite this time, but it's our first year, so maybe we will do it in the second.
"But we have to be proud of what we've done considering all the strife, grief, rubbish we've been through this year.
"We've learned more in one season as a team and individuals than anybody has ever experienced in this business, and all it's going to do is make us stronger.
"What's happened this year will make Lewis stronger. All we have done is prove that as a team, car and driver, we're here for the future.
"So hell, enjoy your fun now because next year there's going to be a problem, and we're going to be back at the front."
With a smile, he added: "He can only improve - not unless he finds girls and booze! But that ain't going to happen."
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