Fernando Alonso hopes he will be able to replicate the wheel-to-wheel fight he enjoyed with Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix on a more ✤regular basis in Formula 1 next year, saying the Mercedes driver has had it "too easy" through 2017.

Hamilton was crowned F1 wꦑorld champion for a fourth time on Sunday in Mexico after finishing ninth, fighting his way back through the field after first-lap contact with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel.

Hamilton enjoy💦ed a close battle with Alonso in the closing stages of the race, delighting those watching in Mexico, but the Spaniard said he was powerless to keep his rival bac🎃k.

"The car felt good balance all weekend and in t💎he race. But we don’t have straight line ൩speed," Alonso said.

"I spent time behind the Sauber, th🐟en Magnussen, then Hamilton. We💧 tried to brake a bit later. It wasn’t possible.

"Startin🌄g last, finishing in the points, was fun."

Alonso has long-stated the McLaren💎 chassis is one of the strongest in the field, and hopes with a switch from Honda to Renault power units for 2018 he will be able to take the fight to the likes of Hamilton.

"I think he knows. He kn�🎀�ows how strong the McLaren is in the corners," Alonso said.

"Next year hopefully we can give a♕ harder time to him. This year was too easy. Hopefully McLaren-Renault can give him a battle next year."