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After driving Ayrton Senna’s 1990 McLaren MP4/5B, a “very, very emotional” Lewis Hamilton said “it was really the greatest honour of my career”.
Ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton climbed behind the wheel of the 1990 McLaren MP4/5B driven by his idol Ayrton Senna.
The Briton completed a number of laps with the car at Interlagos, and even took a Brazilian flag from a marshall, like Senna did after his emotional victory at the track in 1991.
After the experience, Lewis posed for pictures with Ayrton’s sister Viviane Senna.
“It’s very, very emotional, naturally,” Lewis told the media afterwards.
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“I was just revisiting my childhood as I was watching [Ayrton] race here as a kid. Hearing that sound and watching him drive here, winning that race…
“I just couldn’t believe that I just had that chance to do that, and it was really the greatest honour of my career.
“To do it here in front of this beautiful crowd here in Brazil, who stood out in the rain all day yesterday, and then have been here since 4am or 3am this morning…
“A very, very special day and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who made this happen,” Hamilton concluded.
