In Lewis Hamilton's view it was only "small percentages" that separated him and Sebastian Vettel this season and he does not envy the pressure his title rival faced while driving for Ferrari this year.
On Sunday in Mexico, Hamilton beat Vettel to this year's drivers' championship -- getting the job done with two races remaining on the calendar. The pair were closely matched midway through the year, but Hamilton accelerated ahead with six victories in seven races from the German Grand Prix onwards. During that same period, Vettel made a series of costly errors that ultimately gifted Hamilton an unassailable lead in the drivers' championship.