Fangio

Juan Manuel . 1911--95, Argentinian racing driver who won the World Championship five times between 1951 and 1957

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Hamilton's success - the third time he has taken the title without finishing on the race podium - elevated him to a supreme club alongside Fangio with only seven-time champion Michael Schumacher ahead of him.

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"I have been at Mercedes since I was 13 so to complete the title, and Fangio won two championships with Mercedes, is an incredible feeling.

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Vettel said that Fangio was "special" while Hamilton reckoned that he was the "godfather of the sport."

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"I feel very proud and honoured to be up amongst Fangio and Senna, incredible drivers, and I never thought in a million years my name would be mentioned in the same breath as them," Hamilton said after qualifying.

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