ellis wrote:
When interviewed they said that Lewis had given the place back. When asked if he lifted, McLaren replied yes. Once on the throttle, Lewis never lifted it. Kimi just had an advantage out of the corner from the smoother exit and on the power earlier on a clean part of the circuit.
Looking back, like the Australian GP Farce, I think it's safe to assume that Lewis was pressured into the situation by Whitmarsh, who was the man behind the Aussie mess too. I think Lewis would've maybe gotten the Spa win had they just been honest and argued the point fairly.
This was the reason for the penalty
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Drivers [have been] informed that in the event of a driver cutting a chicane and gaining a position, he not only [has] to give that place back but should also wait for another corner before he [can] attempt to retake it.
Something the stewards pulled out of their ass because there is no such rule. Alonso and Klien had an identical incident in Japan 2005 (Fernando overtook Klien by cutting the final chicane, let him by immediately and then passed him into turn 1), Fernando was allowed to keep his place.
I've never heard anything about lifting or not lifting to let Raikkonen by