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Lewis Hamilton's performance at Silverstone last week prompted memories of Ayrton Senna at Donington in 1993. Jonathan Noble sought the opinion of someone uniquely qualified to make the call...

Ayrton Senna, in his new role as McLaren consultant and ambassador, grabbed Lewis Hamilton's arm as he left the sanctuary of the team's motorhome to head to his car for the start of the British Grand Prix.

The Brazilian, still with very few grey hairs considering he is now just two years short of his 50th birthday, then leant over to Hamilton's ear and whispered into it two brief words: "Assentar cabeça."

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.