Five-times champion Hamilton lives life in the fast lane


Formula One F1 - Mexican Grand Prix - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico - October 28, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton gestures to the fans ahead of the race REUTERS/Andres Stapff

LONDON (Reuters) - Only seven-times champion Michael Schumacher has won more Formula One titles than Lewis Hamilton but that astonishing record looks vulnerable now the Briton has banked his fifth.

The 33-year-old Mercedes driver, sure of his place among the all-time greats, pulled level with the late Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio with his fourth crown in five years at Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix.

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