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'Farce' at Belgian GP unavoidable
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"Today was a farce and the people to lose out are the fans who paid good money to watch us race."
That was seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton's take on a Belgian Grand Prix last Sunday. It took around 2 hours 50 minutes to run, yet comprised only three low-speed laps behind the safety car which made it just sufficient to make it count for points.
