From GMM

Team McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, currently on top of the Formula 1 drivers' point standings, is criticized by the German medias for his recent declarations.

Hamilton is this week the subject of criticism in the German press, with the broadcaster RTL pronouncing him a "megalomaniac" for comparing himself with the legendary late triple world champion Ayrton Senna.

"I know that I am as good as Ayrton Senna was," the 23-year-old is quoted as saying.

The Brazilian captured three World Championships (all with team McLaren), won 41 Grands Prix, started 65 from pole position and drove 13 430 km in first place between 1984 and 1994.

Last year, Hamilton was also criticized for having produced his biography. At the time, celebrity British publicist Max Clifford commented that writing an autobiography "when you've been in the public eye for 10 minutes is a bit presumptuous".


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