Lewis Hamilton has dedicated his Canadian GP victory to the late Muhammad Ali.
The Briton cut team-mate Nico Rosberg’s title lead to nine points, after overcoming Ferrari rival, Sebastian Vettel, to claim his second win in a row.
On his slow-down lap, Hamilton said over the radio: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. That was for Ali” in reference to Ali’s famous quote from 1974.
“That guy was an inspiration and will be forever to so many people for what he did, how we was and how he fought,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1.
“I don’t know why, but the last 15-20 laps I was thinking about him and some of his fights. And how I was able to flow with the car for some reason and it was almost like when he was like ‘float like a butterfly and sting like a bee’.
“I very rarely do dedicate races to anyone, but it’s an honour for me to be able to do so for him.”
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