Hamilton penalized, Massa new winner

Lewis Hamilton lost his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix after receiving a penalty for cutting a chicane while the battle with Kimi Räikkönen was raging.

The stewards ruled that a drive-through would be the appropriate penalty after the race, which means 25 seconds added to his time.

The victory goes to the Brazilian Felipe Massa, who finished second in the race. Hamilton falls to third place behind Heidfeld.

As for Timo Glock, he also receives a 25-second penalty because the track officials discovered that the German overtook a competitor under a yellow flag.

The Toyota driver had clinched eighth place in the final moments of the race by overtaking Mark Webber in the Red Bull, in a zone where yellow flags were being waved following Kimi Räikkönen’s accident.

Glock loses points due to this 25-second penalty, and it’s Webber who takes over that position…

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At the finish of this race, the standings after the demotions of Hamilton and Glock are as follows:

In the driver standings, Massa is now only two points behind Hamilton, 76 to 74. Heidfeld extends his lead over Kovalainen, 49 to 43. Webber reaches 19 points scored in the Grand Prix and Glock drops to 16. Both retain their positions, namely 9th and 10th.