Lewis Hamilton was a nine-year-old karting driver when he learned his idol Ayrton Senna died after crashing into a concrete wall during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. More than a quarter of a century later, Hamilton still has vivid memories of when his father broke the news as the pair repaired his kart. “I remember I had to walk away from my dad, because my dad would never let me cry in front of him,” Hamilton said on Friday while preparing for his first Formula 1 race on the Imola track where Senna lost his life. “I had to go to a different place and it was not so easy,” Hamilton added, his voice quavering with emotion. “But I remember trying to challenge that sadness into...
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