Formula One - Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 12/6/16 - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the race. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the fifth time on Sunday and paid tribute to the late boxing great Muhammad Ali after cutting Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg's championship lead to nine points.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. That's for Muhammad Ali," the triple world champion said over the radio after taking the chequered flag at a cold Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
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