Perhaps what Senna inspires within those who admire him is not measurable in numbers.
Apart from his three championships, Senna earned more pole positions than any F1 driver before him.
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Despite his reverence for Senna, though, Hamilton recoiled from equating his ability with the Brazilian's.
Russian Vitaly Petrov initially partnered Nick Heidfeld before Brazilian Bruno Senna replaced the German in August.
Her prayer was answered, though not forever, and Senna went on to become world champion three times.
Should the film have mentioned the ugly lawsuits brought against Senna's last team owners by his family?
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In the interview, Hamilton talks at length about how closely he has modelled his career on Senna.
The Celta Vigo player is included in an unchanged 22-man panel at the expense of Villarreal's Marcos Senna.
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Hamilton, who can win the title at Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, says he has admired Senna since childhood.
David Villa, Santi Cazorla, Marcos Senna also scored for Spain, but Dani Guiza had his effort saved by Buffon.
Hamilton has recently come in for some criticism for driving over-aggressively - just as Senna did in his career.
Strachan admitted the set-piece goal that undid his side came from a wonderful player in Villarreal captain Marcos Senna.
Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell are among the drivers who have previously raced Renault-powered Lotus cars in Formula 1.
Senna, who is the son of Ayrton Senna's sister, Viviane Lalli, is driving in the Le Mans sportscar series this season.
Karun Chandhok lasted only one lap before crashing while his HRT teammate Bruno Senna managed 17 before his engine gave out.
Barrichello was delighted to become the first Brazilian to set pole since his mentor and idol, the late Ayrton Senna, in 1994.
They had the best two drivers (Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost), the best engine (Honda) and around it all, the best organisation.
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Watching Ratzenberger's crash on monitors in the garages, Senna winces in pain.
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Bruno Senna, the nephew of former triple Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna, is sponsored by Embratel, part of Slim's Telmex group.
And Hamilton admitted he felt very emotional watching images of the late Ayrton Senna during a video montage ahead of the presentation.
Bruno Senna in his Williams was third fastest with the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and championship leader Fernando Alonso fourth and fifth fastest.
The Ferrari driver had been aiming to become the first Brazilian since the late Ayrton Senna in 1991 to win the drivers' title.
"It is an extraordinary honour to return the name of Senna to Formula 1, " said delighted Campos Meta chief executive Rodriguez de Castro.
Senna's nephew Bruno will make his debut for the team alongside Venezuela's Pastor Maldonado at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 18.
But the same things were said 30 years ago to Gilles Villeneuve and 25 years ago to another Formula One star, Ayrton Senna.
Senna, 27, the nephew of the late triple world champion Ayrton, has recognised he now has few options with no realistic vacancies anywhere else.
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"I didn't really have the opportunity to show what I could do last year, " added Senna, whose team failed to score a point last year.
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Senna's win-at-all-costs approach was epitomized in 1990 when he led Prost in the championship heading into the year's penultimate race -- the Japanese Grand Prix.
Igual que Senna, Prost o Piquet, tuvo una vida privada reservada.
Prost, starting in second position, overtook polesitter Senna off the line.
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