"Max won fair and square." Bernie Ecclestone says F1 fans are "just as happy to see a new face" win a title, adding he was "personally happy" that Sir Lewis Hamilton did not win an eighth as he 'wouldn't like to see Schumacher's record broken'. More:

@SkyNews They keep talking of Michael’s record as if it’s not Lewis’ record as well. Both have 7 championships. So why is Michael’s considered superior to Lewis’?

@Thee_Joss @SkyNews cause Michael did it first, and he build up a team at Ferrari whereas Lewis got into the best car when he joined Mercedes. He never had a bad car or drove against the odds like Schumacher.

@lachojski @AlexBfromG @Thee_Joss @SkyNews Yep, his move to Merc was seen as a gamble at the time.

@neilstewart99 @AlexBfromG @Thee_Joss @SkyNews Yep but new fans or just Lewis haters think he just jumped onto the best car! Feel for them

@lachojski @AlexBfromG @Thee_Joss @SkyNews Yeah I also didn't think he'd win again after making that decision but guess what.

@lachojski @AlexBfromG @Thee_Joss @SkyNews They used to be Renault's lunch with Fernando driving.