Lauda added " From Silverstone and that difficult race, and in this difficult race, he has produced outstanding performances. So he is on the right track and if he continues like this he is unbeatable."
Despite sitting at the top of the driver's Championship and landing such heavy praise from Lauda Hamilton says he is not getting carried away with much of the season still to prepare for.
He said in the wake of Sunday's amazing victory " We are really on top of our game but we must not get too far ahead of ourselves. We've got a long way to go and we've got to make sure that we can continue these performances."
DRIVERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS 2008 (Top ten)
1. Lewis Hamilton (GB) - McLaren-Mercedes - 58 pts
2. Felipe Massa (Brz) - Ferrari - 54 pts
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) - Ferrari - 51 pts
4. Robert Kubica (Pol) - BMW Sauber - 48 pts
5. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) - BMW Sauber - 41 pts
6. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) - McLaren-Mercedes - 28 pts
7. Jarno Trulli (Ita) - Toyota - 20 pts
8. Mark Webber (Aus) - Red Bull - Renault - 18 pts
9. Fernando Alonso (Spa) - Renault - 13 pts
10. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) - Honda - 11 pts
