Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg 's fight for the F1 title echoes Senna - Prost rivalry . ( CNN ) Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost 's title battles for Mercedes in 1988 and 1989 were famously fierce . Mercedes say its policy is to let both drivers race -- but the team must come first . Hamilton says he and Rosberg are ` ` still friends '' after the pair fell out at Monaco Grand Prix .
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg 's fight for the F1 title echoes Senna - Prost rivalry . Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost 's title battles for Mercedes in 1988 and 1989 were famously fierce . Mercedes say its policy is to let both drivers race -- but the team must come first . Hamilton says he and Rosberg are ` ` still friends '' after the pair fell out at Monaco Grand Prix .