Lewis Hamilton feels like he will be "carrying the baton for both of us" in future once he equals his hero Ayrton Senna's tally of F1 victories.
The reigning world champion will match his boyhood idol's record of 41 wins from 161 starts if he continues his strong recent form and claims victory in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix.
Despite the attention surrounding his impending landmark, Hamilton says the relevance of win number 41 isn't on his mind as he prepares for this weekend's night race.
In any case, he believes Senna would have won many more races had the Brazilian three-time world champion not been killed aged 34 at the 1994 San Marino GP - further feats he hopes he can now achieve himself in tribute to his hero.
"I'm not approaching this weekend at all thinking 'yeah, if I win this race I'm going to be equal with Ayrton'. It doesn't matter if it's this weekend, or the weekend after, or the weekend after that, I will have eventually the same amount of wins as Ayrton," Hamilton said.
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