(British) F1 fans campaign to overrule time penalty

When it was submitted to the FIA morning, an online petition to reinstate Lewis Hamilton as winner of the Belgium Grand Prix had over 32,000 signatures, and thousands more have been showing their disgruntlement since.

If you haven’t already, get involved here.

Winning Belgium is dangerous for Championship contenders

Lewis Hamilton’s cruelly-revoked victory in Belgium may represent the demise of Formula 1 as we know and love it, but it’s quite possible decision has worked in the young Swiss driver’s favour. In fact,  the handsome devils over at chickendinner suggests that the next time Hamilton sees the three stewards who felt the need to reward Ferrari’s misfortune, he should give them all a hug.

Here’s why:

1. Only four of the last 14 Belgian Grand Prix winners have gone on to win the Drivers Championship.

2. The last two British winners there - Damon Hill in 1998 and David Coulthard in 1999 - have failed to finish on the podium in the remaining races that season.

3. Felipe Massa has never won three consecutive races, which