Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who’s getting ready for a extremely anticipated transfer to Ferrari through the winter, will return to the cockpit of a McLaren automotive this weekend in what is ready to be an emotional tribute to Ayrton Senna. Hamilton is anticipated to drive Senna’s World Championship-winning 1990 McLaren automotive on the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
Hamilton appeared as much as Senna when he was rising up, and he’ll keep in mind the three-time World Champion with a particular drive this weekend. It has been 30 years since Senna was tragically killed in an accident on the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
Emotional tributes in F1
F1 visited Imola for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix earlier within the yr, and lots of poignant tributes have been made at that occasion. Sebastian Vettel accomplished laps across the circuit in Senna’s 1993 McLaren automotive, whereas waving the Brazilian flag out of the cockpit. He additionally waved the Austrian flag in reminiscence of Roland Ratzenberger, who died throughout the identical weekend in 1994. Senna had deliberate to do this after the Grand Prix. McLaren used a particular livery on the Monaco Grand Prix.
One other tribute will probably be made in Brazil, the place Senna was born. In line with Brazilian outlet Band, Hamilton will climb into Senna’s 1990 McLaren F1 automotive and full some laps across the circuit.
Hamilton has additionally made his emotions clear about Senna. The now seven-time World Champion raced for McLaren between 2007 and 2012. He’s nonetheless the final driver to win the Formulation 1 World Championship with the British group. Senna himself received the World Championship with McLaren 3 times, together with in 1990 with the McLaren MP4/5B.
