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‘Hamilton must wait for greatness'

Despite being on the cusp of a third World title, Jackie Stewart says one 'can't use the word great' to describe Lewis Hamilton just yet. Hamilton could wrap up his third Drivers' Championship title this weekend at the United States Grand Prix. Should he outscore Sebastian Vettel by nine points and Nico Rosberg by two he will equal Stewart's tally of three World titles. But, the Scot says, that doesn't make him a great. He told Reuters: 'He's a top-flight racing driver. You can't use the word great while they are still racing in my opinion. It takes years passing to get that status. 'I don't think almost anybody had it until they were well past. In the case of (double World Champion) Jim...
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