Lewis Hamilton admits it’s ‘unlikely’ he will stop Nico Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton has conceded it is now unlikely he will stop Nico Rosberg from winning the Formula One title after claiming his rival is “doing all he has to do” to get over the finish line to seal his maiden championship.

Hamilton has crushed his Mercedes team-mate in the last three races — including a spectacular display in the wet in Brazil on Sunday — to move to within 12 points of his title rival ahead of the final race in Abu Dhabi a week on Sunday.

However, Rosberg needs only to secure a top-three finish under the floodlights to emulate his father Keke, the 1982 world champion, to end his long-running losing streak to Hamilton.