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Motor racing: Emotional Hamilton storms to inspired Belgian pole

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The Briton, who was fastest in each of the three parts of qualifying, went into the hour-long session with news of the death from cancer of film star Chadwick Boseman weighing on his mind. Valtteri Bottas edged out third-placed Max Verstappen to complete a front-row lockout for Mercedes but even his Finnish team mate'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.



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