Fernando Alonso has said his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton ranks inside the top five all-time greatest Formula 1 drivers, a list he believes is made up of the Mercedes driver, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. Hamilton is on the brink of a fifth world title and could make that a reality this weekend in Austin, which would put him joint-second alongside Fangio and just two adrift of Schumacher's record seven titles. Alonso, who partnered Hamilton at McLaren during the Briton's rookie season, believed 'five or seven' title would be possible for Hamilton when he won the championship in only his second season, but then a dip in form for the British...
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