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Emerson Fittipaldi: Lewis Hamilton would be a star in any F1 era

Two-time Formula One champion Emerson Fittipaldi believes Lewis Hamilton would have been a superstar in any previous era of the sport's history.

This year Hamilton wrapped up a fourth world championship, his third in four seasons, to move joint-third with Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel on the all-time list of titles. Fittipaldi, who won titles in 1972 and 1974, thinks Hamilton could have competed with anyone on F1's long list of previous champions.

"From my perspective for sure the top group is Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart because he's my age, and Ayrton Senna, because of my friendship with him as a Brazilian," Fittipaldi told Motorsport.