Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, celebrates after winning the world championship win his victory at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Austin, Texas (AP)
Newly-crowned three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton basked in the glory of emulating childhood hero Ayrton Senna on Sunday.
"This is the greatest moment of my life," Hamilton told his team in the emotional moments after he crossed the line to add the 2015 title to those of 2008 and 2014. "For me, that was the target," he said.
"I wanted to get the three that Ayrton had. He wasn't from the same country as me, but he was the guy who inspired me as a youngster.
Now, I don't know what is going to come next. There is nobody else I look to who I want to emulate and I feel like I've got the baton for myself and Ayrton and I will carry that on and see how far I can take it."
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