Hamilton plans tribute to Senna
LONDON: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton intends to visit the grave of his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna once Formula One's three-way title battle has been played out in Brazil.
If all goes to plan at Interlagos on Sunday week, the 22-year-old rookie sensation will make the poignant trip to Sao Paulo's Morumbi cemetery as one McLaren champion paying his respects to another.
"That's definitely something I'd like to do. I'll find it emotional and moving to go there," the Briton told reporters on Wednesday.
"I will think about visiting after the race," he added. "It's important I have a clear mind going into the race weekend and that would be too emotional to do before the race."
Hamilton leads Spain's double world champion and teammate Fernando Alonso by four points going into the season's finale, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen trailing in third place.
After skidding out of last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix just when it seemed he was destined to become Formula One's first rookie champion, as well as the youngest, Hamilton said he had regained his focus and was relaxed.
"I've got a lot of confidence in myself," he said. "It's got to be a hard hit knowing the world championship was there and I didn't take it but it's still there to win.
"I'm still in the lead and I've still got a good chance of winning so I'm feeling pretty cool as I'm in the best position to do that," he added.
Agencies
(China Daily 10/12/2007 page24)
