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- Belgium - Formula One
Massa takes Spa GP after Hamilton is stripped of win
Brazil's Felipe Massa (Ferrari) has officially won the Belgian Grand Prix after officials imposed a 25-second penalty on Britain's Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), who finished the race first. Hamilton (left photo) was punished for cutting through a bend.
Lewis Hamilton was stripped of victory in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after being penalised 25 seconds by the race stewards.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa was promoted to race winner.
Hamilton was punished for having cut a chicane in his dramatic, late tussle with world champion Kimi Raikkonen on the rain-soaked Spa track.
McLaren driver Hamilton was relegated to third place with Nick Heidfeld, of BMW Sauber, promoted to second place.
Massa had originally finished 14sec behind Hamilton with Heidfeld 23sec off the pace.
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Unjust
Hamilton clearly ceded his advantage - exactly according to the rules - by allowing Raikkonen to get ahead of him again. He then immediately surprised him and overtook him. This decisions shows that clearly the Formula 1 is against McClaren, especially since their incredible decision to fine them $100m last season. It is time that all the non-Ferrari manufacturers left this corrupt organisation and started a new one.