Lewis Hamilton has had his Belgian Grand Prix victory overturned by the stewards, handing the win to title rival Felipe Massa, who finished second on the road.
Hamilton was given a 25-second penalty for cutting the Bus Stop chicane during his wheel-to-wheel battle for the lead with Kimi Raikkonen during the closing laps.
Although the McLaren driver appeared to lift off and was repassed by Raikkonen on the exit of the corner, the stewards ruled that he had gained an advantage by short-cutting the circuit.
"The stewards, having received a report from the race director and having met with the drivers and team managers involved, have...determined a breach of the regulations has been committed by the competitor and impose the penalty referred to," said an FIA statement.
Hamilton was deemed to have "cut the chicane and gained an advantage", thereby breaching Article 30.3(a) of the sporting regulations and Appendix L chapter 4 Article 2 (g) of the International Sporting Code.
With 25 seconds added to his race time, Hamilton has dropped to third in the classification behind BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld.
The decision brings about a six-point swing in Massa's favour in the championship standings, reducing Hamilton's lead from eight to two points.
Raikkonen crashed out of the race on the penultimate lap and is now 19 points behind Hamilton with five races remaining.
What a ******* Joke.
If Hamilton stayed on the trach he would of crashed with Kimi and ended both of there races
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07-09-2008, 04:57 PM #1
Hamilton Penalised, Massa Handed Win
Used to be GraysAthChaz
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Posted it in the other thread, sorry.
He cut the corner, he deserved it..
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07-09-2008, 05:14 PM #3
After he cut the corner he gave Kimi his place back
Used to be GraysAthChaz
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They dislike anyone who doesn't have Ferrari written on their car anyway...
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I feel like every year, Lewis Hamilton is being screwed lol. I am also deeply upset because the people who handed Massa the win doesnt know what It's like to be in a posistion like that.
If they was Lewis they'd do the exact same thing.. so IMO - Lewis Hamiltion = Owner.
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He didn't deserve to be stripped off first. He cut Bus Stop, but he gave Kimi back his place.
also at the end of the day hamilton's cut wasn't the winning maneoveur to win the race, kimi overtook again the lap after and spun etc.Last edited by Judge Judy; 07-09-2008 at 06:02 PM.
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07-09-2008, 06:09 PM #7
I agree with you when you say he is getting screwed over every year.
Originally Posted by Oidz
Massa almost causes a crash in the pits in Valenica that could of ended up with a huge pile up, but all he gets is a slap on the wrist and a fine.Used to be GraysAthChaz
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07-09-2008, 07:06 PM #8
f1 is fixed just cz ******* ferrari didnt win
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He cut and he got caught.
He gave Kimi is place back but that resulted in his crash.
So to be honest, he did deserve it.
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07-09-2008, 07:19 PM #10
Kimi didnt crash becuase of Hamilton, he crashed becuase he just lost controll of the car becuase of the conditions. Originally Posted by Ohirian
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