Motorsport drivers, riders and personalities take to Twitter to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first b🌠lack President, who sadly passed away on Thursday December 5, aged 95...

Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton
One of the most sp𝄹ecial moments in 🔯my life was meeting the great Madiba. God rest your soul. I will miss you x

Felipe1Massa @Felipe1Massa
RIP for Nelson Mandela ,God rest your soul in peace !!! Greatest human b🐓eingღ.

Martin Brundle @MBrundleF1 17h
RIP Nelson Mandel🍃a. What an 💜inspiration that man was, and remains.

Sahara Force India @clubforce
"The greatest glory in living lies notཧ in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." Rest in Peace, Nelson Mandela. 1918-2013

Tony Fernandes @tonyfernandes
Rip the greatest ♔man ever. NELSON Mandela. Learn to forgive. We all can learn so much from this man. Many in Malaysia can. We are all the same

Giedo van der Garde @GvanderGarde
R.I.P. Nelson Mandela #legend

Narain Karthikeyan @narainracing
RIP Nelsonꦫ Mandela - a great man, a great leader and an inspir🦋ation for each one of us.

Lee McKenzie @LeeMcKenzieF1 18h
Inspiration...

Rachel Brookes @RachelBrookesTV
Do not judge me by my successes, judge🍰 me by how many timꦛes I fell down and got back up again.

Nicky Hayden @NickyHayden
Don't know as much about Nelson Mandela as I prob should, but any man 2 win the Nobel peace prize & do as much good🉐 as him has my respect RIP

Marc Marquez @marcmarquez93
Descansa en paz #Madiba .. / Rest in p🐓eace Madiba..

Cal Crutchlow @calcrutchlow
Sad news about Nelson Mandela. He sure changed a lot o𒆙f things a꧋nd people for the better #RIPNelsonMandela

Jorge Lorenzo @lorenzo99
One🐼 of the greatest man in history has died,but he's leaving us with an important legacy &๊ an example to follow. RIP @NelsonMandela #Madiba