Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has been declared the winner of Sunday’s BelgianGrand Prix after McLaren’ Lewis Hamilton was handed a 25-second timepenalty following the race. Hamilton drops to third place as a result,with BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld moving up to second. McLaren plan toappeal the decision.
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Hamilton was penalised after stewardsdecided he had gained an advantage by cutting the final chicane in hislate-race battle with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen crashed outshortly after the incident, having the led the bulk of the race up tothat point./ `6 Z) b* S" o3 i* w
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"I have often said that the race is not over untilthe official results are published and that was the case today," saidFerrari team principal Stefano Domenicali. "As usual, Ferrari will notcomment on the stewards' decision. After the race, we were called tothe Stewards and we explained our position.
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6 m$ K& A, Q! m( {* m: l* b"We are verydisappointed for Kimi, who had driven a great race and deserved thewin, especially at this rather difficult time. This result is obviouslyvery important for our championship hopes: now we must maintain maximumconcentration and prepare as well as possible for the forthcomingraces."0 M; `/ U5 r# Y3 ]% x3 t# w& s
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McLaren insisted they had little choice but to appealthe stewards' decision, given that Hamilton immediately surrendered thelead back to Raikkonen on the start-finish straight, before thenpassing the Finn going into the La Source hairpin. b4 H$ w7 |: o' O* W2 m+ J+ ~
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"We looked atall our data and also made it available to the FIA stewards," said theteam. "It showed that, having lifted, Lewis was 6km/h slower than Kimias they crossed the start-finish line. Having passed the lead back toKimi, Lewis repositioned his car, moving across and behind Kimi to theright-hand line and then out-braked him into the hairpin. Based on thisdata, we have no option other than to register our intention to appeal."TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ Q# u8 U: @+ v/ D4 ~6 R4 z5 L1 Q
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Therevised result means that rather than extending his championship leadover Massa, Hamilton now sees it cut, with the Briton heading theBrazilian by just two points, 76 to 74, with five races remaining.8 h! i' {/ t9 n+ Z* N* Y: H+ N
$ i! A Y% w+ G; YAssumingtheir right to appeal is accepted, McLaren's case against Hamilton'spenalty will be heard by the FIA's International Court of Appeal at adate to be determined. |
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