Lewis Hamilton Recognises Maxine Wahome After She Became First Woman to Win at World Rally Championships

• Lewis Hamilton has applauded Maxine Wahome after her heroics at the just-concluded World Rally Championships that saw her win the WRC3
• This made her the first Kenyan woman to win a round at the Rally Championships
• Hamilton is a celebrated driver in Formula 1 with seven world titles to his name

Legendary Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton took to his Instagram stories to congratulate Maxine Wahome after she became the first Kenyan woman to win a World Rally Championship(WRC) support round.

Wahome dazzled through an error-free five stages on Sunday to finish first with 25 minutes and 27 seconds. She led a 1-2-3 Kenyan finish with Jeremy Wahome and McRae Kimathi finishing second and third respectively.

She was racing at the annual WRC event that took place in Kenya from June 23rd to June 26th In Naivasha. She powered her Ford Fiesta Rally 3 car to make history at the multi-billion event.

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And she has received recognition from arguably one of the greatest drivers of all time, Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time F1 winner added a hands-up emoji to a story about Wahome, signifying how proud he was of her.

Hamilton has set immense records in Formula 1. He has won the most number of races in the sport with 103 plus wins to his name. He has also started the most number of races than any other driver in pole positions.

This season, however, things have not gone to plan with the Briton struggling to replicate his top form with the Mercedes W13. He finished third in the Canadian Grand Prix bringing his total season points tally to 77 points in position six.

The 37-year-old will be hoping for his first win of the season when he races at the British Grand Prix this weekend. He has won at Silverstone for the last three years.

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How Maxine Wahome won the WRC3 category at the Safari Rally in Naivasha

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Maxine Wahome made history after she became the first woman to win a Safari Rally round. Wahome used 25 minutes and 27 seconds to finish first in the WRC third-tier class.

She finished 16th overall in the four-day event that was won by Kalle Rovanpera. The 21-year-old led a 1-2-3 finish for Toyota Gazoo to take his fourth win in the six legs this season.

But home fans who had thronged Naivasha town and its environs were elated to see Wahome put in a spectacular performance in her new Ford Fiesta Rally3 car. She previously drove the Subaru Impreza N12 which she used at the Africa Rally Championships.