⁍ Hamilton dedicates Belgian pole to ‘superhero’ Chadwick Boseman.
⁍ Briton was fastest in each of the three parts of qualifying.
⁍ Valtteri Bottas edged out third-placed Max Verstappen to complete a front-row lockout.
– Lewis Hamilton dedicated his Belgian Grand Prix pole position to Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman on Saturday, Reuters reports. “A superhero died last night,” said Hamilton, a champion of diversity and racial equality. “I was so driven to deliver a good performance today so I could dedicate it to Chad who I was really, really lucky to meet once and tell him how awesome he was.” The Mercedes driver, who has won four of the six races this season and leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 37 points in the overall standings, went into the hour-long session with news of the death from cancer of film star Chadwick Boseman weighing on his mind. He responded by pulling out a one-minute, 41.252-second lap, the fastest ever around the 7-mile Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Hamilton’s best effort was a whopping 0.511 seconds short of the world champion’s inspired benchmark. “A superhero died last night,” said Hamilton, a champion of diversity and racial equality, while dedicating his 93rd career pole to Boseman, the actor best known for playing Black Panther in the successful Marvel franchise. “I was so driven to deliver a good performance today so I could dedicate it to Chad who I was really, really lucky to meet once and tell him how awesome he was,” added the Briton, who earned his fifth pole from seven races this season.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-f1-belgium-hamilton/motor-racing-emotional-hamilton-storms-to-inspired-belgian-pole-idUSKBN25P0OI