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Massa says Hamilton was too optimistic

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70428

Felipe Massa reckons rival Lewis Hamilton should have waited to have
retaken the lead from Kimi Raikkonen in the Belgian Grand Prix, after
claiming the Briton was 'too optimistic' in making his controversial
move at La Source.

Hamilton was handed a 25-second penalty for gaining an advantage after
cutting the chicane two laps from home. Although he handed the lead back
to Raikkonen on the start-finish straight, he retook it seconds later
with a move down the inside at the hairpin.

And Massa, who inherited the victory from Hamilton on Sunday evening,
says he has no doubts his British rival was in the wrong judging by what
is said to drivers by the FIA.

"Immediately after the podium ceremony, we knew the incident was under
investigation and my first reaction was to find out what had actually
happened, as I didn't see it when I was on the track," Massa wrote in
his official blog on Monday.

"What Lewis did is the sort of thing that can happen, but I think he was
maybe a bit too optimistic in thinking he could just hand back the
position, albeit only partially to Kimi and then immediately try and
pass him again.

"Incidents like this have often been discussed in the official driver
briefings when it has been made absolutely clear that anyone cutting a
chicane has to fully restore the position and also any other eventual
advantage gained.

"If Lewis had taken the chicane correctly, he would never have been able
to pass Kimi on the very short straight that follows it. That was my
immediate opinion after seeing the replay. Maybe if Lewis had waited and
tried to pass on the next straight, that would have been a different
matter."

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