Lewis Hamilton: F1 champion opens up about the rival team which has a 'place in his heart'
The Mercedes driver wrapped up his fourth F1 title at October’s Mexican Grand Prix.
And that gong was the third World Drivers’ Championship that he’s secured with the German constructors.
Hamilton’s maiden success in F1 came in 2008 with McLaren, the team he first linked up with as a teenager.
And the 2017 champion has now opened up about McLaren while discussing Mercedes’ prospective rivals for next season.
"I had a great battle with Fernando [Alonso] towards the end of the season [in Mexico]," said Hamilton.