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Hamilton: 'A rivalry with Alonso excites me'

Lewis Hamilton confesses that his rivalry with now former team-mate Jenson Button never excited him, but the thought of beating Fernando Alonso excites him more than any other driver. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday the Mercedes driver admitted his main rival is the Spaniard, who he described as "the fastest driver." "Talking about a rivalry with Jenson doesn't really excite me, the rivalry with Fernando excites me more," Hamilton said of Alonso, who he beat in his rookie season when they were paired at McLaren. "He's the guy I want to beat. You also want to beat Seb[astian Vettel], as they are the ones with most titles. But Alonso's the fastest driver I can...
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