The (third) title in the bag, it was a wholly relaxed Lewis Hamilton on duty at today's press conference, the Briton even trying out his Spanish for the locals.

Admitting that there had been a "little bit of partying" after his Austin win, but that there wasn't "too much damage", Hamilton was asked if he will assist Teammate Nico Rosberg in the fight with Sebastian Vettel for the runner-up spot.

"The team has not asked me to support him in that role as I'm here to win the race," said the Briton. "The team has won the constructors' championship so I think from here on there's not really a huge benefit for the team for me to start helping. We'll see what Toto wants me to do."

Asked if he has spoken to Rosberg following the incident at Turn 1 last week, Hamilton's response was brief and to the point.

"We haven't spoken," he said, "not that I think we really need to."

When it was pointed out that Toto Wolff has said he will probably talk to both drivers, some fearing last week could lead to an in-team feud, Hamilton's response suggests he feels the issue is with the German.

"I'm very easy going and so I never really have any problems," he said. "I think Toto feels that he needs to perhaps sit with Nico to see where his head's at.

"Obviously we don't want any tension in the team," he continued. "Generally we do often come together and just keep it transparent. I don't really have anything to say about it but of course I'm sure we will sit down and see what Nico's feeling and whatever emotions he has and try and dilute them and then move on.

"In terms of the cap thing, I don't know, it's pretty funny so I don't really have much else to say about it."

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1. Posted by karel, 02/11/2015 9:13

"Hamilton, 21 time worldchampion on accident, 2 times because he has a car where even my cousin would have no struggle to become 1 or 2 in the Worlchampionships. He like to compare to Senna, Mansell, ... the great driver but he is no match not on racing and not on sportsmanship.

I rest my case."

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2. Posted by Paul C, 30/10/2015 4:37

"Lewis, you have clinched the WDC. Help Nico come in second now. Schumi and Fangio would have done that."

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3. Posted by gturner38, 30/10/2015 4:10

"Forget about helping Nico and let's start with not sabotaging him. I can understand that sometimes when cars go through a corner side by side the outside car gets crowded a bit and might even be pushed off the track, but Hamilton hardly bothered turning the car until they were all the way out to the edge of the track and had already made contact. If he tries that again in Mexico, which will be the third time in four races, I hope Nico holds his ground and takes both of them out."

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4. Posted by jcr, 30/10/2015 0:03

""We dont want any tension in our team"
this is the only driver to ever complain to the stewards about his own team (Monaco)
and the only driver to ever play the race card, (trulli overtaking)
give us a break !!!""

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5. Posted by scf1fan, 29/10/2015 23:30

"@Willie . . . Pretty obvious to . . . you . . . maybe? More factually, I would think that someone making as much money and is as skilled as LH is, should be able to control his car well enough to not push his team mate off the track. (Unless it was intentional . . . In which case I think I would know where LHs head is at. But that's just my opinion. ;-)"

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6. Posted by Willie, 29/10/2015 22:40

"I think that it was pretty obvious last year that Rosberg was given "special attention" by the Mercedes engineering and support crews. This year it seemed to me that Louis got that little bit of extra attention by them."

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