Lewis Hamilton has gone up against three world champions during his F1 career. In his first-ever Formula 1 season at McLaren, he faced the title holder Fernando Alonso. That infamous partnership only lasted one year before Alonso returned to Renault, with Heikki Kovalainen arriving as the Spaniard’s replacement. McLaren then signed Jenson Button following his 2009 triumph with Brawn. Hamilton and Button spent three seasons together before the former made his career-defining move to Mercedes. There he faced longtime friend Nico Rosberg, who soon became a bitter rival. The Briton won the title i…