Lewis Hamilton insists championship leader Nico Rosberg has not changed this season.And Hamilton has implied he would be ahead of Rosberg had his car not suffered frequent unreliabilty his year.For the first time in their four year Mercedes partnership - and indeed their karting careers as youngsters - Rosberg has held a near season-long advantage over his team-mate, winning nine races to Hamiltons seven in 2016. 26 points ahead with just three races remaining, the German can seal a maiden title at this weekends Mexican Grand Prix and appears to have improved and matured as a driver, rarely making mistakes on his way to emphatic victories.Lewis: I relish the toughest challengesBut Hamilton, who beat Rosberg to the title in both 2014 and 2015, was adamant that the only difference in their battle this year was that he has been the unlucky party.Asked whether there had been a change in Rosbergs character, the world champion replied: Nope, but Ive had a lot of failures. Thats the only difference.If both our cars had been reliable all year long we would have been having pretty much the same battles we had last year and the year before, so I dont see there being any difference. Lewis Hamilton says hes just focusing on himself and not teammate Nico Rosberg ahead of this weekends Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed his title hopes would be over should he face any more gearbox or engine failures in the final three races of the season, in which he has suffered multiple mechanical glitches.Rosberg, meanwhile, has stuck to his mantra of taking one race at a time despite closing in on glory, not going further than admitting its a childhood dream to win the world championship in Thursdays press conference.Whens the Mexican GP on Sky F1?Thats obviously a tactic hes taken on board this year that helps him focus on the job at hand, said Hamilton. Different people have different ways of dealing with pressure, obviously there is pressure there, and thats the way hes handling it.But can Hamilton, who won his first championship in 2008, empathise with how much pressure Rosberg is now under?Im pretty sure its the same as going for any other world championship, Hamilton told Sky Sports News HQs Craig Slater. Hes doing the job that he needs to do. I have know idea what hes thinking and whats in his mind, and I cant really get tangled up in that because it doesnt really matter to me. Sky Sports F1s Ted Kravitz and David Croft step into the ring to settle their debate on who will win this years drivers championship. The season is heading into a frantic finish, starting in Mexico City, with Hamilton sure he needs to find his best-ever form and win all three races to stand a chance of denying his team-mate in a dramatic turnaround.But unlike in previous years, the Mercedes duo have been much more respectful each other both before and after a grand prix. And Rosberg admitted that while the relationship remains intense thanks to the successive title battles, it has improved a lot.Of course its intense, Hamilton said. But at the same time theres an easy-going side lately. Alex Zanardi talks to Marc Priestley about his life changing accident. Watch the full version this weekend during our Mexican GP coverage on Sky Sports F1. Dont miss the Mexican GP on Sunday evening. 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Breeland wasnt pleased with the teams decision to assign Norman to the No. 1 receiver the past two weeks, so the Redskins backed off.However, Washingtons staff has decided to stick with its original game plan of Norman always shadowing the opposing teams top wideout.Were going to let him earn the $75 million, the source said, referring to the five-year, $75 million contract Norman signed during the offseason.Norman, who previously played for Carolina, and Beckham have some history. In their matchup in Week 14 of last season, a frustrated Beckham was flagged three times for unnecessary roughness for tussles with Norman, ultimately earning a one-game suspension. 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