Stirling Moss tips 'bloody quick racing driver' Lewis Hamilton to claim fourth F1 title

Lewis Hamilton “is not stupid” and does not need to change his hectic lifestyle in order to get his championship challenge back on track, Stirling Moss has claimed.

Moss, the 86-year-old motor racing legend, who once confessed to celebrating his 16 grands prix victories by “chasing crumpet”, also hailed Formula One as the “most exciting it has ever been” and insisted Hamilton can still claim his fourth championship this season.

Hamilton’s frantic lifestyle away from the circuit show no signs of slowing down.