United States Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton is in the top 5 of Formula 1, says Fernando Alonso

Lewis Hamilton is one of the five greatest champions in the history of Formula 1, said Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton will be only the third man to win a fifth world title when he wins the US Grand Prix on Sunday and Sebastian Vettel is lower than second place.

Alonso has named Hamilton with Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in his top five.

Hamilton to win a fifth title would be a "great feat," added double champion Alonso.

"It's hard to compare different times and different ways of winning these championships," said the Spanish, tied for Hamilton when they were McLaren's teammates in 2007, with the two men finishing just one point behind the champion in title Kimi Raikkonen.

"Lewis winning probably five now, like Fangio, is a big feat, and if we were to do it in our generation, I'm glad it's him.

"He showed his talent and his commitment, when the car dominated, he won and when it was not, he still did some shows to show his talent, it's hard to see these days. "

Hamilton is the only driver to win a race every year in F1.

Alonso said: "He showed his talent from the first day and fought for the title in his rookie year, winning in 2008.

"I'm happy for him because he showed his talent from day one – he managed to win races when the car managed to win it, but he also managed to win when the car did not win. was not on top of the form, he is impressive. "

Hamilton said he was not near this weekend in Austin, Texas, to win the title.

"It sounds like another race weekend that we want to win," he said. "It's a simple goal to arrive and try to do the same thing, the weather is lenient and the goal is to achieve the same performance as at previous races." . "

Hamilton has 67 points ahead of Vettel – with just 100 points available for the remaining four races – after winning six of the last seven races.

"We expect Ferrari to make a comeback here this weekend," he said. "We can not be relaxed, we have to come here and raise the bar.

"I do not need more pressure, I just try to focus on my driving all year, it will be a tough weekend, nothing is given."

Hamilton said, "Fangio is like the godfather of the sport for us pilots, and it's crazy to think I'm competing in a similar number of championships."

Vettel, who has not finished in the first two places in the last four races, said: "It's pretty clear, we have to be fast enough to win the races, depending on what the other side is doing. Concentrate on that.

"The last races are not fast enough, so we have some outstanding ideas and hope to come back, let's see what the next four races bring in. We hope to be back to the form presented earlier.

"I always try to win You have to be aggressive to win You have to find the right balance You never try to make a mistake to not finish because that way you can not win .

"I know what to do, we know we need to take a little more risk here or there because we are not able to handle a gap in the championship because we have no difference. "

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