UK's Hamilton stripped of Belgian GP victory, Massa wins




Britain's Lewis Hamilton was stripped of his initial Belgian Grand Prix victory on Sunday after a stewards' enquiry handed the race to Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

 

Hamilton was given a 25-second penalty after stewards judged the McLaren driver had cut a chicane and gained an advantage in the closing stages of the race. The penalty meant Brazilian Massa, initially second, was awarded first place, Germany's Nick Heidfeld moved up to second for BMW Sauber and Hamilton dropped to third, slashing his lead over Massa in the drivers' championship to just two points.(Reuters)