(CNN)Lewis Hamilton sits on the brink of a fifth Formula One world title, a milestone previously reached by only two other drivers in the sport’s history.
With no other driver on the grid seemingly able to match the Brit’s relentless excellence — teammate Valtteri Bottas recently told CNN’s The Circuit that Hamilton is the “perfect reference in F1” — or any other manufacturer able to match Mercedes’ reliability, people are beginning to ask: How many?
Can Hamilton surpass the five titles won by Juan Manuel Fangio, the legendary Argentine who tore up the track in the 1950s?
