Matching Fangio's five would be cool, says Hamilton


Mercedes' Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton attends the FIA Champions news conference for FIA Prize Giving 2017 in Paris, France December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton wants to equal Juan Manuel Fangio's five Formula One world titles but doubts he will have the staying power to try and match Michael Schumacher's record seven, even if he cannot rule it out entirely.

The Mercedes driver, talking to reporters in Paris before a gala awards evening at the Palace of Versailles on Friday where he will be presented with the champion's trophy for a fourth time, said he wanted more.

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