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Captain Tom Moore has caught the hearts of the British public as he endeavored to finished 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday celebration. Formula 1 victor Lewis Hamilton is ‘blown away’ as any other individual.

Walking in one’s garden may appear to be easy to a few. The 99-year-old Captain Tom Moore demonstrated a motivation to the British people by finishing this amazing feat. Moreover, he pulls in the consideration of even Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to WW2 veteran Captain Tom Moore. He has raised more than £13million for the battle against coronavirus.

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Captain Moore, served in India, Myanmar, and Indonesia during the 1939-45 war. He is gathering pledges in front of his 100th birthday celebration in the not so distant future. He has been able to raise £13.48m as of 1 pm on Thursday, beating the £500,000 target which Captain Tom intended to make for NHS Charities.

F1 champion Hamilton also applauded the NHS’ forefront laborers battling coronavirus as the “real heroes”. He has now paid tribute to the 99-year-old.

Lewis Hamilton Blown by the Veteran’s achievement

“What a legend! Captain Tom Moore is a total inspiration, raising over £13 million for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden,” Hamilton writes on the social media.

“I am blown away by his amazing achievement. Congratulations Captain Tom, we could all learn something from you!”

The Keighley born ex-fighter is intending to walk 100 lengths of his 25m-long nursery, totaling 2500m before his 100th birthday.

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Captain Tom is finishing 10 laps every day and his endeavors have earned him support from over the globe. A great many donations are pouring in from distant locations abroad.

The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps could be next on the dropped list.

Nine of the 22 races from the 2020 Formula 1 have been dropped or delayed. Up until now, just Melbourne and Monaco have been dropped through and through.

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Coordinators of the Belgian Grand Prix have suspended ticket sales. They state that the race is presently in peril of being dropped in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although, Vanessa Maes, race promoter, conceded that full wiping out, as opposed to deferment, can’t be ruled out.