Hamilton ready to take down German in chilly Shanghai

SHANGHAI - Dethroned world champion Lewis Hamilton loves his new MP4-25 and is aching to show Germany's golden boy Sebastian Vettel who is the boss this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix.

"Vettel is a great driver, and he has a great chance of winning this weekend, but we're going to do the best job we can to beat them," the McLaren-Mercedes driver said yesterday during a tour of the UK pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010.

Lewis, who handed his 2008 crown over to teammate Jenson Button at the tail-end of last season in Brazil, admits the McLarens are playing second fiddle to Red Bull Renault this year but predicts this set of affairs will not last.