What people think of him as a person is normally based on media reports but his skills with a race car can't be denied. He has always had the will to win, regardless of the formula, the car, or his competitors. It is these skills that have got him a seat in one of the best cars but he has always had to race his team mates who have all been of a comparable standard, Alonso, Rosberg and even Bottas none of them bad drivers. He has taken championships when there were 5 ex World Champions racing, two of them in a top team. He has equalled and broke many long standing records and will more than likely break more.
IMO he is certainly the best out there at the moment and it could b argued that he is one of the best ever, well done Lewis but I suspect there is more to come