Lewis Hamilton has honored the legacy of pioneering motorsports legend Mary McGee following her passing at age 87.

McGee was the first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing and motocross events in the United States back in the 1960s

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. “McGee’s unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,

Mary McGee, a trailblazing motorsports pioneer, passed away at age 87, leaving a lasting legacy in the racing world.

Motorcycle Mary” McGee, the first woman to race motocross in the United States, died in Gardnerville, Nevada, a day before the release of an ESPN documentary on her life.