All Posts Tagged With: "Australian Grand Prix 2009"

The controversial issue which marred the Australian Grand Prix weekend looks set to continue to run with the FIA potentially looking to take further action against McLaren.  Read more... (328 words, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

Lewis Hamilton has apologised for his part in the post-race stewards meeting at which he and McLaren Mercedes’ sporting director Dave Ryan ”misled” the FIA.

The world champion was contrite as he appeared in a special press conference he had called to explain himself this afternoon in Malaysia.  Read more... (350 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

The controversy following the first race of the Formula One 2009 season has claimed it’s first victim in the form of a top McLaren official. Sporting director Dave Ryan has been suspended after 35 years with the team.  Read more... (167 words, 1 image, estimated 40 secs reading time)

Jarno Trulli says he has been given justice after the FIA reinstated his third place in the Australian Grand Prix – and disqualified Lewis Hamilton and McLaren.

The Toyota driver was docked with a 25-second time penalty after the race for passing Hamilton under safety car conditions. That dropped him to twelfth place.  Read more... (376 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Lewis Hamilton has been stripped of his third place in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix after the FIA ruled that his McLaren team “deliberately misled” stewards in a post-race enquiry.

Forumula1.net’s Hugh Podmore asks why…

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Lewis Hamilton has been stripped of his third place in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix after the FIA ruled that his McLaren team “deliberately mislead” stewards in a post-race enquiry.

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Lewis Hamilton´s third place finish in Australia – awarded to him after stewards penalised Toyota´s Jarno Trulli – is again under question as the FIA reopen the issue.  Read more... (249 words, 1 image, estimated 60 secs reading time)

Jenson Button described his sensational charge to victory in Melbourne today as a “fairytale” result after months of uncertainty about his future in Formula One.

The British driver, who has spent the past couple of years battling with uncompetitive machinery, only had his drive with Brawn GP confirmed five weeks ago following Ross Brawn’s takeover of Honda Racing.  Read more... (612 words, 3 images, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)

Jenson Button carried Brawn GP to a 1-2 finish in the Australian Grand Prix which concluded under the safety car after a frantic final few laps.  Read more... (1168 words, 1 image, estimated 4:40 mins reading time)

Sebastian Vettel has apologised to Robert Kubica for colliding with him in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix.

Updated: The Red Bull driver has been reprimanded with a 10-place grid penalty for next week’s Malaysian Grand Prix as a result of the clash.  Read more... (554 words, 1 image, estimated 2:13 mins reading time)