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Who is winning the F1 team-mate wars

AUTOSPORT'S technical expert GARY ANDERSON picks his number one drivers based on the first four races of the 2015 Formula 1 season

We're just four races into the 2015 Formula 1 season and it's interesting to see that many drivers are now starting to search through the well-used book of excuses to explain why they are slower than their team-mates.

I fully understand that small problems can play a part, but qualifying is where you normally see who has the edge on pure speed when it comes to wringing a laptime out of a car.

That is, for me, the most interesting and revealing part of a grand prix weekend.

No matter what a driver tells you, beating your team-mate is everything. If you qualify 19th out of 20, as long as the guy behind you is your team-mate you will feel OK.

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