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Matching Senna's wins would be emotional, says Hamilton

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton is poised to match the total number of race wins held by his childhood idol Ayrton Senna, and says notching a 41st victory in Singapore this weekend would be an emotional moment. Hamilton has a big lead over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in the standings after winning the past two races and took this Grand Prix last year, so he will be hard to beat at the Marina Bay street circuit. It would be fitting if he equalled Senna's record in precisely the same number of races the Brazilian drove -- 161. 'I always wanted to emulate Ayrton Senna and I am very close to the races he did, just one race away, and one from the races he won,' Hamilton...
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