Hamilton dedicates F1 Belgian GP pole to US actor Boseman
Lewis Hamilton has dedicated his pole position for Formul💜a 1’s Belgian Grand Prix to the late US actor Chadwick Boseman.
Hamilton twice broke the circuit lap record at Spa-Francorchamps on his way to claiming a dominant pole position in Belgium, outpacing Mercedes teammate Valtt𒊎eri Bottas by more than half a second.
The six-times world champion paid tribute to American film star Boseman, who died of colon cancer overnight at the age of 43. Hamilton stoo🌳d on top of his car W11 after claiming his 93rd🎃 career pole to do the Wakanda salute made famous by Boseman in the Black Panther film.
After qualifying, Hamilton said: "It wa꧂s a verℱy clean session. Every lap was getting better and better.
"It is a really important pole to me. I woke up to the saddest news of Chadwick pa♑ssing away and it has been such a heavy𒅌 year for all of us and that news really broke me.
"It was not easy to get back in fo♛cus with that hanging in my heart but I wanted to get back up there because what he has done for our people will be remembered for ever.
pole for Lewis and a special tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman — Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1)Speaking in the post-qualifying press conference, Hamilton recalled the first time he met Boseman during fashion we♔ek in New York.
“I didn’t know him, know him,” Hamilton explained. “I wasn’t in touch with him personally, I wish I had the privilege of that.
“But we met in New York during fash🀅ion week last year 🌜or maybe the year before during the Met Gala week.
“We were out at the same dinner, saw him a couple of times throughout the night and we actually partied aw❀ay together and were on the same ▨table.
“It was just an incredible scenario. I remember talking to him. I remember when Black Panther came out and🎃 I’m a huge Marvel fan.
“Knowing how Hollywood has been for such a long time and just seeing the first black superhero come out, everyone was just so proud. This whole thing in general, this under 𒉰representation is such a common thing.
“So, to be able to see somebody like him make it, 𒊎such a powerful figure within t♚he Avengers world, it was such an honour.
“It was inspiring and I can imagine young black kids looking a�🍬�t that and imagining they can be a superhero now. His legacy will always live on.”
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