Hamilton Stripped Of Third Place

The FIA have stripped Lewis Hamilton of third and all his points including the constructors points "for providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards at the hearing on 29 March". This was the incident involving Jarno Trulli while the safety car was out at the end of the race. The stewards have re-instated Trulli into third place. This is yet again another incident involving Hamilton. It seems controversy follows him constantly.

Trulli has since the incident protested his innocence "When the safety car came out towards the end of the race, Hamilton passed me but soon after he suddenly slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road," he said. "I thought he had a problem so I overtook him as there was nothing else I could do."

Hamilton told Speed TV "I was forced to go by. I slowed down as much as I could. I was told to let him back past, I don't know if that's the regulations, and if it isn't, then I should have really had third."

It would appear now evidence has come to the attention of the FIA and they have informed the race stewards who have then subsequently punished Hamilton and reinstated Trulli. However with the information not being disclosed and no television footage of the incident to view it is hard to make a decision as a fan. The one thing which is known however is that race stewards either have it in for Hamilton or he consistently bends the rules - you be the judge. But I can guarantee this won't be the last time Hamilton gets pulled up like this in front of the stewards.