Mercedes Formula 1 rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli paid his respects to his "racing hero" Ayrton Senna ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix.

The Italian driver was spotted sitting by the three-time champion's grave in the Morumbi Cemetery ahead of the race weekend at Interlagos.

"It was a really cool experience," Antonelli explained to the media. "Ayrton is my racing hero. And yesterday I had a lot of time on hand, so I said, you know, why not? It was very close to my hotel.

"So I decided to go once. I decided to go in the morning, but then I also went in the afternoon because I found it a really quiet place, very peaceful. So in the afternoon, I decided to go there this time with my coach, and we read a book. We were reading a book and just spent some time in peace in a quiet place an

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