Hamilton clinches fifth title, Schumacher left to beat
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lewis hamilton has won his fifth formula one world championship putting him second on the all-time list behind legendary michael schumacher the german having won seven1 the title puts hamilton level with argentinian legend juan manuel fangio who won five world championships in the 1950s1 the british driver needed just seven points at the mexican grand prix to put him out of reach of title rival sebastian vettel with two races to spare1 starting third he immediately jumped past daniel ricciardo at the start but tyre issues saw both mercedes cars struggle and hamilton dropped back to finish fourth enough to earn 12 points1 the first to congratulate hamilton was actor will smith who said over the team radio thats how i taught you thats how you do it thats how you drive1 the briton then set about performing the now-customary doughnuts on the track to the delight of the crowd1 reported by sky sports1