Lewis Hamilton Reflects on Ayrton Senna’s Legacy Settling the GOAT Debate-”…Passing Me the Baton”

Lewis Hamilton is never short of kind words for people he admires. The driver, who is inarguably one of the greatest in the sport’s history, is always humble and gracious when talking about other athletes.

Lewis, who sits with seven world championships, has never felt the need to force opinions on someone. Who is the best in F1 will always be a debate, but Hamilton sounds comfortable with whatever he has personally achieved.

Lewis Hamilton doesn’t believe in “The best ever”

As fans of racing, we’ve seen Hamilton grow over the years. It’s safe to say that the 37- year-old is much wiser now and is willing to compromise for the team. The past five years have proven to be very good for the Briton’s career as he won four consecutive championships, and fiercely dominated the grid. While last year was a big shakeup in Lewis’s career, he’s not the one to easily give up.

Lewis, who is a huge fan of Ayrton Senna, spoke about his take on ‘the best ever’ debate. The Britisher commented, ” I don’t really believe in the whole greatest of all time thing because if you look at Ayrton, for example, he didn’t have the same opportunities as me to continue on.”

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“His life was cut short, um, so for me he is always the best and um I’m just trying to follow in his footsteps. I always thought maybe if we were doing a relay race.., Ayrton’s passing me the baton & I’m trying to take it forwards.”

It’s clear from the conversation that Lewis is not insecure about his ‘ best ever’ position. Moreover, it has been very admirable of him to call Senna the best and look up to him so much.

Senna still holds a place in people’s hearts

The Brazilian won three championships before an unfortunate racing accident took away his life. Throughout his racing career, Senna was considered to be an exceptional driver, and if not for the unfortunate death, he would have surely ended up with more titles.

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Hamilton, on the other hand, has himself become a global icon and inspires many. The racing fraternity shares great affections for the Briton and wishes the very best for his racing career.