Hamilton dedicates Canadian GP win to Muhammad Ali

As he crossed the line, Hamilton said over team radio: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! That one was for Muhammad guys, that was for Ali..."

Lewis Hamilton celebrates Canadian Grand Prix win

Lewis Hamilton dedicated his Canadian Grand Prix victory to late boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Mercedes' double-defending world champion closed to within nine points of his team-mate Nico Rosberg with victory at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday.

Hamilton emerged from his cockpit and shadow-boxed before getting out of his car and doing an 'Ali shuffle'

As he crossed the line, Hamilton said over team radio: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! That one was for Muhammad guys, that was for Ali..."

He told Sky F1 afterwards: "That guy was an inspiration and still is today, and he will be to so many people.

"I don't know, the last 15 laps I was thinking about him, thinking about how the car... I was able to flow with it. Like he would say, 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee'.

"Very rarely do I dedicate races to anyone so it's an honour for me to be able to do that to him."

Ali died aged 74 last week after a three-decade long battle with Parkinson's disease.