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Why you should be rooting for Charles Leclerc or Valtteri Bottas to win the Australian Grand Prix

The smart money says Ferrari and Mercedes will be fighting for victory at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. While it might also seem to be a clever bet that Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton will be leading their team's respective charge, you should be rooting for the other guy in both instances.

Alongside Vettel and Hamilton are two men in entirely different positions going into this season -- one looking to vindicate the hype artists calling him Formula One's next big thing, the other facing what could be his last chance to fight for and win a championship. Here is the case for why both men deserve your backing this weekend.