{"id":292850,"date":"2023-11-02T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292850"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:24:10","slug":"lewis-hamilton-wears-bright-green-in-ayrton-senna-tribute-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-wears-bright-green-in-ayrton-senna-tribute-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton wears bright green in Ayrton Senna tribute in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lewis Hamilton wore a bright green double-leather outfit in tribute to childhood hero Ayrton Senna as he arrived at the track ahead of the Brazilian GP this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mercedes driver wore a green and black jacket and also had a Brazil flag on his pants in tribute to the legendary driver who inspired him as a kid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the back of his jacket, Hamilton had a visualisation of Senna wearing a helmet with his name in italics underneath.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Senna died in 1994 after he crashed due to a car failure during the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The three-time World Champion was born and raised in Brazil and his first F1 entry was at his home GP in 1984.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lewis Hamilton\u00a0paid tribute to Ayrton Senna at his home GP with a double-leather outfit<\/p>\n
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The Mercedes driver’s jacket featured a visualisation of Senna wearing a helmet on the back<\/p>\n
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Hamilton has previously said Senna was the driver who inspired him when he was growing up<\/p>\n
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Senna is one of the most legendary F1 drivers ever, having won three world championships<\/p>\n
Senna is one of the most famous figures in the history of Formula 1, contesting a rivalry with fellow legend Alain Prost and recording 41 race wins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All three of his championships came while he was at McLaren, the team where Hamilton started his F1 career in 2007.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hamilton has spoken of the Brazilian’s influence on him in the past, calling him ‘the driver who inspired me as a kid’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Twenty-five years after his death, Hamilton said: ‘I grew up watching videos of him. He’s the most iconic driver we’ve had.<\/p>\n
‘He was the most iconic individual, a real leader and a master of his craft.’<\/p>\n
In 2017, he was gifted a crash helmet worn by Senna\u00a0when he equalled the icon’s total of 65 pole positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hamilton sits third in the F1 standings but is only 20 points behind Sergio Perez and could overtake the Red Bull driver this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mercedes have been second-best once again to Red Bull, who have won the Constructors’ Championships at a canter and saw Max Verstappen clinch his third title after the Qatar GP sprint race.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n