Alonso backs Lewis for more titles

Fernando Alonso has backed Lewis Hamilton to win even more world championships following the Brit's fifth time of winning the crown in Mexico on Sunday.

Hamilton claimed his fifth world championship and his fourth in the last five seasons, following Sebastian Vettel's inability to win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Alonso, who was forced to retire from the race in Central America in the first lap, believes Hamilton should be considered as one of the greatest drivers of all time.

"It's difficult to rank in different times, different eras of Formula One," Alonso explained to RaceFans. "Someof the championships, you are fighting until the last race, some of the championships you are winning against your team-mate. Arguably Lewis lost with Nico (Rosberg) one of those championships.

Alonso claimed that Lewis is benefitting from having a consistently competitive car in the Mercedes: "I think we all could have a run in championships like Lewis had or Sebastian (Vettel) had - he won four championships and he had half a second advantage to the next car. That was the right time and the right moment and the right car.