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Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates after qualifying in pole position [Pool via REUTERS/Francois Lenoir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]
Lewis Hamilton dedicated his superlative Belgian Grand Prix pole position lap to “superhero” Chadwick Boseman, the Black Panther film star who died after a four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday.
“A superhero died last night,” Hamilton, the sport’s only Black driver told reporters on Saturday after storming to pole in his Mercedes with the fastest lap ever recorded around the Spa-Francorchamps track.
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