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Inside Line: Senna the greatest qualifier in F1 history
Lewis Hamilton finally matched Ayrton Senna's record of 65 pole position starts after his sensational pole winning lap during qualifying for the 50th edition of the Canadian Grand Prix. While thoroughly deserving of reaching the milestone, and despite immense respect for Lewis, I for one was a tad saddened that Ayrton's record was matched and no doubt soon to be surpassed. I do take slight comfort in the fact that the late great Brazilian accomplished the feat in 162 attempts, while Lewis took 195 qualifying sessions to match the record. For Senna qualifying was his specialty, his raison d'être. It was the hour or two during a grand prix weekend whereby he could prove to himself, and the...
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