Sebastian Vettel has praised Lewis Hamilton on his fifth world title and told his championship rival that he wants to see him to up his game again next year.
Vettel's championship hopes were finally extinguished on Sunday when he failed to win the Mexican Grand Prix and Hamilton finished fourth. The Ferrari driver had looked like the championship favourite midway through the season, but a series of mistakes in the last nine races saw his title campaign fall apart.
After finishing second in Mexico, Vettel sought out Hamilton to offer his congratulations face to face. Asked later what he said to his rival, Vettel revealed that he congratulated Hamilton and gave him some instructions for 2019.