article_snippet: According to a survey released by Repucom on the eve of the curtain raiser in Australia, Lewis Hamilton fails to make the top three, which is headed by Fernando Alonso.
article_snippet: Lewis Hamilton, pictured at the BRITs with singer Ellie Goulding is fourth on the list .
article_snippet: Hamilton, who is in the final stages of contract discussions with Mercedes over a deal to seal his foreseeable future with the team, is the highest climber in the survey which is based on the perceptions of people from the racers’ native countries.
article_snippet: Ninety-three per cent of Britons know of Lewis Hamilton, according to the survey.
article_snippet: This compares to 98 per cent of Spaniards for Alonso, and a whopping 99 per cent of Brazilians who are aware of the former Ferrari driver.
highlights_snippet: Lewis Hamilton was fourth on the list, but was the highest climber .
  