{"id":3424,"date":"2024-03-18T15:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/lewis-hamilton-pays-tribute-to-chadwick-boseman-after-belgian-gp-victory-cnn\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:11:40","slug":"lewis-hamilton-pays-tribute-to-chadwick-boseman-after-belgian-gp-victory-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/lewis-hamilton-pays-tribute-to-chadwick-boseman-after-belgian-gp-victory-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman after Belgian GP victory | CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Lewis Hamilton paid his own tribute to Chadwick Boseman after closing to within two wins of Michael Schumacher\u2019s all-time Formula One record by claiming the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.\n <\/p>\n

\n The defending world champion led all 44 laps at Spa-Francorchamps, with Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in second place and Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen completing the top three.\n <\/p>\n

\n Hamilton \u2013 the only black driver in Formula 1 \u2013 was stunned by the death of the 43-year-old actor, who lost a four-year battle with colon cancer Friday night.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

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\n On the Spa victory podium, Hamilton posed in the Wakanda salute Boseman made famous as the title character in the film \u201cBlack Panther\u201d and then spoke about the inspiration behind another famous victory.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are continuing to push the envelope, and it feels great to finish on a high this weekend, particularly with Chad (Chadwick Boseman) dying because he made everyone feel like a superhero,\u201d said Hamilton.\n <\/p>\n

\n It was his 89th career win as he chases a record-equaling seventh world championship, another historic best held by the legendary Schumacher.\n <\/p>\n

\n However, it was another humiliating afternoon for Schumacher\u2019s former team Ferrari, with four-time champion Sebastian Vettel in 13th place, and teammate Charles Leclerc finishing 14th, a far cry from his brilliant maiden victory at Spa last season.\n <\/p>\n

\n Schumacher claimed 72 of his 91 wins with Ferrari, but the team are a sad shadow of that dominant past ahead of their home race at Monza and their 1,000th Grand Prix at Mugello a week later.\n <\/p>\n

\n The contrast with Mercedes is marked, with Hamilton completely in charge, claiming his fifth win of the season. That leaves him 47 points clear of Verstappen in a one-sided title race.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the easiest of races,\u201d said Hamilton.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI had a lock-up, which produced vibrations, at turn five and another one at the last corner, and it was a bit of a struggle, but nonetheless I think it was OK in the end,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Minor technical issues aside, Hamilton had over eight seconds to spare at the finish, with Verstappen unable to keep pace with the Mercedes pair.\n <\/p>\n