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Senna family clarifies confusion over Hamilton’s Ayrton helmet

The family of Ayrton Senna has moved to clear up confusion about the helmet presentation made to Lewis Hamilton after his 65th career pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton matched the career number of poles of Ayrton Senna in Montreal on Saturday, and in a post qualifying ceremony he was given one of the Brazilian’s iconic helmets in a box as a gift from the late driver's family. Although it was suggested in the presentation that the helmet given to him was an actual race-worn helmet, it subsequently emerged that was not the case. Instead, the one given to him on Saturday was a replica of a 1987 helmet. The original, which has huge value, remains in the hands of the...
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