How Hamilton was robbed of his 2008 Belgian GP win

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Lewis Hamilton has more than 100 wins in Formula 1 but any career as long as his is going to include some near misses. And there’s one in particular that’s extremely controversial.

In the latest of Autosport’s “Short View Back to the Past” series, Chief Editor Kevin Turner looks at when Hamilton was robbed at Spa.

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