Lewis Hamilton says he's not interested in history, and that equalling or beating Michael Schumacher's all-time record of seven world championships was never on his radar. And yet he stands on the cusp of doing just that. Prodigiously talented drivers both, Michael and Lewis enjoy plenty of similarities - but also key differences, not least in their eventful and often controversial routes to the top . . .
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