`` I now have the lead , which is great , '' Rosberg told the Mercedes F1 website . ` Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg 's fight for 2014 F1 title echoes Senna-Prost rivalry . Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost 's title fights for McLaren in 1988 and 1989 were famously fierce . The two drivers had a bitter feud that lasted almost 20 years, with both men claiming the other was to blame for their respective retirements at Monaco Grand Prix. 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 2014 F1 title echoes Senna-Prost rivalry . Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost 's title fights for McLaren in 1988 and 1989 were famously fierce . The two drivers had a bitter feud that lasted almost 20 years, with both men claiming the other was to blame for their respective retirements at Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton says he and Rosberg are `` still friends '' after the pair fell out at Monaco Grand Prix .