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Among the F1 fans, Lewis Hamilton dedicated his Spanish Grand Prix points finish to his former No.1 fan,  the late terminally ill child who gave him the inspiration to fight back. It was the 5-year-old Isla Winn who had asked him if he would win the race for her. The smile of the young child filled the Mercedes star with renewed zest for life. However, as the sad news of her passing came it broke Hamilton and fans alike.

Even the Social Media commentator Adam Brooks was left devastated by the news. He has been very open about the sense of loss he felt and even participated in a charity boxing event for DIPG brain cancer in her honor.

Adam Brooks wins the charity boxing event and dedicates to the late Isla

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Adam Brooks went against Bachir Fakhouri who has developed quite a reputation for himself in the street fighting circle. He is known for his habit of biting his opponents’ ears off, quite in the fashion of Mike Tyson. However, both picked up gloves for a good cause. And it was Brooks who came out on top in the end. Months ago, he also called out former UK MP Matt Hancock for a boxing match.

In the video that surfaced on X, Brooks can be seen screaming to his opponent as the fight ended. He revealed that his anger was due to Fakhouri biting him during the fight. Overall the event appeared to have been successful and the commentator even dedicated his victory to Isla. In his recent post, he also wrote, “This is why I did this, I hope you were smiling down Isla“.

As the two fighters went toe-to-toe, the people present would’ve expected a brutal bout. However, when push came to shove, the street fighter couldn’t get too far and ended up being knocked out in the first round of the matchup.

Lewis Hamilton’s deep sorrow for the late fan

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As the news of Winn’s sad passing surfaced last year, Hamilton couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with feelings of loss and grief. At the time he took to social media to express his pain. When the F1 star met the late 5-year-old for the first time, she didn’t have a lot of time left and she had shared her wish to meet with Hamilton.

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Hamilton wrote in his deleted post on X, “Meet Isla, the girl @LewisHamilton said hes racing for this season. Isla was born with a horrible disease and was receiving treatment for it. I sadly tweet this saying Isla passed away yesterday peacefully and her mom put up this overwhelming Instagram post. RIP Isla“.

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The loss of such a young girl because of the dangerous disease has certainly had a lot of impact on the British driver and Brooks. What do you think about the boxing match-up? Do share your thoughts in the comments.

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