Following today's meeting in Malaysia, Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from his third place in Australia last weekend.
The stewards took the view that he, and McLaren, had presented 'misleading evidence' in the original hearing. A statement reads:
""The Stewards having considered the new elements presented to them from the 2009 Australian Formula One Grand Prix, consider that driver No 1 Lewis Hamilton and the competitor Vodafone McLaren Mercedes acted in a manner prejudicial to the conduct of the event by providing evidence deliberately misleading to the Stewards at the hearing on Sunday 29th March 2009, a breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting Code.
"Under Article 158 of the International Sporting Code the driver No 1 Lewis Hamilton and the competitor Vodafone McLaren Mercedes are excluded from the race classification for the 2009 Australian Grand Prix and the classification is amended accordingly."
Jarno Trulli, for Toyota, is given back the third place he was stripped of by the original penalty.
Written: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:01:51
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