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Hamilton 'carrying the baton' for Senna

Lewis Hamilton said he was "carrying the baton" for Ayrton Senna on Thursday as he bids to match his idol's tally of 41 wins in 161 races at the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton said he felt like he was now winning on behalf of the late Brazilian, whose career was cruelly cut short at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the age of 34. Comparisons are now striking as Hamilton, 30, can also match Senna's record of eight consecutive pole positions, and this year stands to equal his haul of three world titles. "It doesn't matter if it's this weekend or next weekend or the weekend after, I will have eventually the same amount of wins as Ayrton," Hamilton told reporters in...
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