Lewis Hamilton road his luck as he picked up an unlikely victory in the Belgium Grand Prix. However just hours after the race he was deducted 25 seconds and dropped two places to third behind Fillipe Massa and Nick Heidfeld.
The incident came with just two laps remaining as Hamilton attempted to overtake leader Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton went off the track and overtook the fin over the corner. Hamilton allowed Raikkonen to re-take him before having another go at overtaking him. He went on to win the race after Raikkonen crashed out on the final lap, but he has now lost his win after officials.
This decision for me is amazing. If Hamilton lets Raikkonen overtake him then surely the advantage is lost, the same distance was retained between the two drivers and the passing could be done.
Hamilton will feel hugely aggrieved if this decision is not overturned. His world championship hopes would yet again be falling apart just like it did last season. Massa would have just a two point deficit over Hamilton with Kimi Raikkonen still in the race.
This isn't the first time Hamilton has been on the wrong end of a decision and if this one were to stand then he could see his championship hopes yet again fall away.
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