Hamilton humbled by Senna comparison


Formula One F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - April 25, 2019 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

BAKU (Reuters) - Five-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was humbled to be put in the same league as Formula One legend Ayrton Senna but his boyhood hero would always have a place of his own in the sport’s annals.

The late Brazilian triple champion's former team mate Gerhard Berger said earlier this month that Hamilton was the only driver he ranked on a par with Senna, who died at Imola on May 1, 1994.

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