Can Lewis Hamilton be compared to Ayrton Senna? Or is it unfair to put drivers from different era alongside each other? 

If you don't think he is already, what does Hamilton need to do to be considered a Formula 1 great?

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That quote in my introductory entry, by the way, was taken from Lewis Hamilton's latest BBC Sport column where he discusses Ayrton Senna's record.

"I am so proud to be in a position to emulate him," he writes. "At the same time, though, I am also aware that if he had not passed away he would have continued and won so many more races and championships, because he was that good.

"Now I am at the stage where I am getting to the levels he was at, it feels a little like a relay race - that I will be picking the baton up for him and carrying it for the both of us from now on."

Hamilton also gives some hard truths about F1, talks about the championship battle and reveals what it is like to race in Singapore. Read the full column here.

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

OK then, here's your heads up for what is coming up in Singapore. First practice gets under way at 11:00 BST and runs for the usual 90 minutes. Then there is a break for a couple of hours to have lunch (or supper for those in Singapore where it will be around 8pm) before second practice starts at 14:30 BST.

You can listen to live commentary on both sessions via BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

“Mathematically, this championship is a long way from over - Lewis Hamilton leads Nico Rosberg by 53 points and, with seven races left, there are still 175 available. But reality is a different matter. 

"Hamilton would have to fall under a bus, or suffer some other similar mishap, to not romp home with a number of races to spare. The only doubt seems to be how many. Rosberg is still talking positively, saying he has ‘nothing to lose’ and will ‘never give up’. But he must know the game is up. Hamilton is doing to him - and the rest of the field - what Sebastian Vettel did to Mark Webber and the rest through Red Bull’s dominant era - invariably sticking it on pole and dominating the race from there. 

"Can Rosberg do anything about that on a track where Hamilton has won twice in seven years - and would have made it three had his McLaren’s gearbox not broken in 2012? Unlikely, it has to be said, on current form.”

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Hello and welcome to our coverage of first and second practice for the Singapore Grand Prix. 

The Formula 1 circus has left Europe behind to travel to the Far East for one of the most visually stunning races of the season.

Lewis Hamilton arrives looking to further extend his lead over Nico Rosberg in the championship as well as make a little piece of history - equalling Ayrton Senna's record of 41 wins in 161 starts.

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"I wanted to be like him. I aspired to one day drive the way he drove, and achieve something similar to what he achieved."

Growing up, Lewis Hamilton was inspired by Ayrton Senna. He wanted to race like him. Behave like him. Basically emulate him.

This weekend, he has the chance to do just that...