Sao Paulo, the birth and final resting place of his hero and triple champion Ayrton Senna, would be a fitting backdrop to Hamilton's coronation.
Last year he arrived at Interlagos for the season-ender leading double world champion Fernando Alonso by four points and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by seven.
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Alonso was the obvious threat but it was Raikkonen who snatched the crown by a single point after Hamilton struggled to seventh place.
This year he has sounded more humble.
"I would never say I was better than anyone else. But I am a Formula One driver and all of us have to believe in ourselves to get to where we are," said Hamilton before the China race.
"You have to have that belief to go out and win. That's what helps you strive for better performance and to achieve more in your life. I look at the other drivers and I want to beat them."
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