Vermeulen's last dance as MotoGP music stops Oct 16, 2009
This weekend - his fourth Australian Grand Prix - will be his last. If I could step on the podium it would be bloody awesome,'' said the man who finished second at Phillip Island in 2006, taking advantage of a wet track. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Great track, pity about weather: Rossi Oct 15, 2009
World MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi believes staging the Australian Grand Prix in the middle of unpredictable spring weather is a waste of the world's best track. Rossi, whose love affair with the flowing and scenic Phillip Island layout, has produced five elite class victories, says the inevitable fierce winds and biting temperatures ruin the event. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Vermeulen chasing strong MotoGP farewell Oct 15, 2009
In 2006, Vermeulen's wet-weather prowess helped him snare a popular second place behind Italian Marco Melandri in a rain-soaked and chaotic Australian Grand Prix. While he is hoping to emulate that performance this weekend - and forecast rain has increased his chances - Vermeulen remains concentrated on a farewell to Suzuki which includes more points. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Duelling rivals create Mount Pandemonium Oct 12, 2009
His grandfather, Lex Davison, won the Australian Grand Prix four times. It's another important chapter for the family,'' Davison said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Stoner back in business with second placing Oct 5, 2009
The next round of the MotoGP championship is the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island on October 18. AAP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Fairfax's Walker Says He Won't Seek Reelection Without Shareholder Support Sep 23, 2009
Australian Grand Prix ... Walker, who joined the Fairfax board in February 2003, is chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corp. and a member of the Formula One Commission Ltd., which runs the global motor racing competition. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Formula One will survive scandal, says Hakkinen Sep 23, 2009
But Hakkinen, who would have died at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix without the intervention of quick-thinking doctors who performed an emergency trackside tracheotomy, remains upbeat about the future. Forget it and concentrate on the future. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
F1 SCHEDULE: Montreal race returns for 2010 Sep 22, 2009
The world championship will start on March 14 with the Bahrain GP, which replaced the Australian Grand Prix as the season's opener, FIA said in a statement ... March 28 Australian Grand Prix. (USA Today -- Sports)
Spies, lies, crashes Renault shame caps black years Sep 19, 2009
McLaren were eventually handed a suspended three-race ban for bringing the sport into disrepute, the punishment relating to an incident at the Australian Grand Prix when Toyotas Jarno Trulli slid off the track when the safety car was out and was passed by Hamilton who then let the Italian re-overtake. The stewards in Australia promoted Hamilton to third, ruling that Trulli had illegally overtaken the world champion after being told by Hamilton and McLarens sporting director Dave Ryan that... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
FIA candidate Vatanen calls for unity Sep 13, 2009
It comes after McLaren Mercedes boss Ron Dennis quit earlier in the season after his team manager Dave Ryan and world champion Briton Lewis Hamilton were accused of lying after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Then followed the row which almost ripped apart Formula One when eight of the 10 teams involved threatened to create a breakaway series. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
F1 left reeling - again Sep 11, 2009
The sport, already struggling to recover from the black cloud left hanging over it following the 'spy-gate' affair of 2007 and this year's 'liar-gate' row at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, was stunned by Piquet's claims. In effect, he said that Renault team chief Flavio Briatore and his engineering director Pat Symonds persuaded him to conspire to cheat by crashing to help his team-mate Spaniard Fernando Alonso win the race, which he did. (iAfrica.com)
* Piquet blames Briatore after Renault sacks him Aug 5, 2009
Former Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr poses during the traditional individual photo session for drivers in Melbourne on March 26 in the lead-up to the Australian Grand Prix. PHOTO: AFP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Aussie GP to go ahead Aug 4, 2009
SYDNEY: Race organisers yesterday confirmed there will be an Australian Grand Prix next March after the finalisation of a new Concorde Agreement between motor racing s governing body, the FIA, and the 12 teams. Only last month Australian Formula One race chief Ron Walker said the race was likely to be scrapped if leading teams formed a breakaway series in 2010. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Australian GP stands next year Aug 3, 2009
CANBERRA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will remain in the Formula One calendar next year, race organizers confirmed on Monday ... The Australian Grand Prix Corporation said the agreement would bring stability to the fractious sport ... "The Australian Grand Prix Corporation is pleased with the announcement of the finalization of the new agreement between the FIA and FOTA," it said in a statement. (Xinhuanet, China)
F1's great showman returns Jul 30, 2009
Michael Schumacher collides with Damon Hill in the 1994 Australian Grand Prix, the first of several controversial incidents that dogged his career ... Schumacher's catalogue of alleged misdemeanours included a collision in Adelaide at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix where Briton Damon Hill was forced to retire and so Schumacher lifted his first title, another in 1997 when he collided deliberately with Villeneuve, but lost out and not only failed to win the title, but was punished for it too by... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
F1 season so far Jul 26, 2009
Australian Grand Prix - 29 March. In a sensational start to the season, Brawn GP took first and second in Melbourne during their maiden race after emerging from the ashes of Honda Racing. (iAfrica.com)
Mark Webber confirmed as Red Bull driver in '10 Jul 24, 2009
The former Jaguar and Williams driver debuted at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix. He joined Red Bull in 2007 and has already managed to eclipse his highest points total for a season - 36 in 2005 with Williams. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
F1: Toro Rosso fires Bourdais Jul 16, 2009
He never bettered the effort of his debut in the 2008 Australian Grand Prix when he was running in fourth place and looked a chance of a podium finish but suffered an engine failure and was classified in seventh. He suffered bad luck at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, which Vettel went on to win. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Australian media hails Webbers maiden win Jul 14, 2009
It might also be timely given doubts about the future of the Australian Grand Prix, with race chief Ron Walker indicating last week that the Melbourne street race may be scrapped if disunity in the sport is not resolved ... The Australian Grand Prix Corporation sent a message of congratulations. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Motor Racing: Aussie F1 GP to go if teams quit Jul 11, 2009
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Australian GP head says no top teams, no race Jul 10, 2009
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Grand Prix chief Ron Walker says he'd cancel next year's Formula One race at Albert Park if a threat by the top teams to not compete in 2010 is carried out. "You can just imagine if the likes of (Roger) Federer didn't turn up to the Australian Open in January, or if some of the best horses didn't come to the Melbourne Cup," Walker said in a radio interview Friday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Grand Prix debacle: 'deal in sight' Jul 10, 2009
Melbourne's formula one chief, Ron Walker, has downplayed suggestions the Australian Grand Prix Corporation will pull the pin on the Albert Park race if the leading formula one teams form a breakaway series. Formula one's fragile peace was thrown into doubt again in recent days when the Formula One Teams Association walked out of a meeting with the FIA after being told they had not been entered into the 2010 championship and would have no say in finalising cost-cutting measures. (The Age, Australia)
Ford aims at extending V8 streak Jul 7, 2009
The Ford fighters are upbeat about the challenge after reflecting on their record - Whincup has won the last seven street circuit races in succession while Lowndes dominated at the Australian Grand Prix event. "I'm very excited about heading to Townsville for a brand new event - this one has been a long time coming and there are massive expectations," Whincup said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Winterbottom starting to feel the heat of Hidden Valley Jun 19, 2009
The Ford Performance Racing driver finished a close runner-up to champion Jamie Whincup last year but, while Whincup has gone on to collect five wins from eight races and 1044 points so far this season, Winterbottom is 10th on the ladder with just 573 points, and his one victory came in the non-competition Australian Grand Prix stage. With over a quarter of the series completed, the 28-year-old accepts this weekend's event at Hidden Valley in Darwin could make or break his campaign. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Auto Racing Jun 18, 2009
Durham, Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Region. bankruptcy, had said last week it planned to make cuts across all of NASCAR's series. (Herald Sun)
Hamilton admits hes a normal person learning from his mistakes May 23, 2009
Hamilton came in for heavy criticism after he and his team were excluded from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for deliberately misleading stewards. He made a public apology at the next race in Malaysia but his relationship with the media deteriorated after that, with the champion coming across as terse and guarded. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Tennis fans need more than Gooch and Looch May 23, 2009
However, the comparative decline in the sport's visibility after the Open is becoming similar to the manner in which formula one vanishes from public consciousness faster than Bernie Ecclestone can bank a $47 million cheque once they have waved the chequered flag at the Australian Grand Prix. Other than the failure of the Bryan brothers to engage in anything more depraved than the occasional game of mixed doubles, the obvious reason tennis' media profile has declined in the past two years is the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
F1 politics too much for Hamilton May 16, 2009
In another, more recent, affair which came to be known as liar-gate, Hamilton was found guilty of misleading stewards after the Australian Grand Prix in March - which led to the Briton making a dramatic public apology. Picture perfect: Briton Lewis Hamilton posing with his new helmet, designed by Steinmetz Diamonds, at the McLaren plant in Woking, London, on Thursday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
F1 politics 'too much' for dejected Hamilton May 15, 2009
In another, more recent, affair which came to be known as 'liar-gate', Hamilton was found guilty of misleading stewards after the Australian Grand Prix in March - which led to the Briton making a dramatic public apology. Hamilton says what happened in Australia "was wrong", but a few months down the line he admits those battles with officialdom have left him disillusioned with the sport he joined as a promising rookie driver in 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Circuit honours Hamilton a year after racism row May 9, 2009
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone praised the Briton, who has come in for heavy criticism recently for his role in a controversy that saw his team punished for lying to race stewards at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The good thing about Lewis is that he hasnt forgotten his roots, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Opinion: Five reasons to get peeved in sports Apr 30, 2009
Another (unrelated) Hamilton Lewis in Formula One and his McLaren team got off too lightly for lying about the circumstances that saw him win and then be stripped of third place at the Australian Grand Prix. As reigning world champion, Hamilton is F1's leading ambassador and should have known better than to mislead race stewards. (MSNBC -- Sports)
McLaren handed only a suspended three-race ban Apr 30, 2009
McLaren faced five counts of bringing the sport into disrepute after Hamilton, who was not at yesterday s hearing, and now-dismissed sporting director Dave Ryan misled stewards at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and in Malaysia a week later. Both denied Hamilton had been told to let Toyota s Jarno Trulli past while following the safety car, despite radio recordings revealing that to be untrue. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
McLaren escapes hearing with suspended 3-race ban Apr 30, 2009
The hearing will examine how McLaren lied to race officials when it said Hamilton was not given instructions to let Toyota's Jarno Trulli make an illegal overtaking move while the pair were behind the safety car during the Australian Grand Prix ... The hearing will examine how McLaren lied to race officials when it said Hamilton was not given instructions to let Toyota's Jarno Trulli make an illegal overtaking move while the pair were behind the safety car during the Australian Grand Prix ...... (Florida Times-Union)
McLaren given suspended 3-race ban Apr 30, 2009
PARIS: McLaren have been given a suspended three-race ban for deliberately misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix in March, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Wednesday. The FIA said the contrite way in which team principal Martin Whitmarsh had apologised for the incident was taken into account after McLaren, the team of world champion Lewis Hamilton, were charged with five counts of bringing the sport into disrepute. (India Times, India)
McLaren's Hamilton awaits fate at WMSC hearing Apr 29, 2009
He could fall further behind if the World Motor Sport Council in Paris punishes his McLaren team for lying to race stewards at last month's Australian Grand Prix ... Hamilton has already privately apologized to F1 race director Charlie Whiting, and could escape further punishment since he has already been penalized with disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix. (MSNBC -- Sports)
McLaren awaits fate Apr 29, 2009
McLaren's fate over the 'liargate' scandal that overshadowed the Australian Grand Prix will be determined by motorsport's governing body the FIA in Paris today. Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes-backed British-based team is in the dock on five counts of bringing the sport into disrepute. (iAfrica.com)
McLaren, Hamilton await their fate at WMSC hearing Apr 28, 2009
Hamilton trails championship leader Jenson Button by 22 points, and could fall further behind if the World Motor Sport Council severely punishes McLaren for lying to race stewards at the Australian Grand Prix last month ... Hamilton has already privately apologized to F1 race director Charlie Whiting, and could escape further punishment since he has already been penalized with disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
SIRIUS XM Radio Offers Motorsports Fans Unrivaled Coverage of NASCAR(R), IndyCar(R), Formula 1(TM) and American Le Mans Series Racing Apr 18, 2009
As the exclusive North American radio broadcaster of all Formula One(TM) (F1) races, SIRIUS XM will carry the entire 2009 calendar of races live from the Australian Grand Prix on March 29 through the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 1. Multiple replays will follow the live broadcast. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
McLaren CEO Ron Dennis relinquishes F1 roles Apr 17, 2009
FIA said McLaren deliberately misled stewards at the Australian Grand Prix last month, lying to race officials that it had not given 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton instructions to let Toyota's Jarno Trulli overtake him while the pair were behind the safety car. Hamilton apologized, saying he was "instructed and misled'' about evidence by McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan, who was fired after being blamed for masterminding the deception. FIA said McLaren twice passed up opportunities to... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
* F1: FIA approves disputed diffusers Apr 17, 2009
FIA said McLaren deliberately misled stewards at the Australian Grand Prix last month, lying to race officials that it had not given world champion Lewis Hamilton instructions to let Toyotas Jarno Trulli overtake while the pair were behind the safety car. Dennis said the timing of his exit was purely coincidental, but acknowledged that FIA president Max Mosley and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone would welcome his departure. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Formula Ones unpredictable pattern to continue in Shanghai Apr 16, 2009
In contrast, defending champion Lewis Hamilton, who has been embarrassed by his part in the lying scandal that erupted after the Australian Grand Prix, remains on tenterhooks as he awaits a ruling on his and McLaren s future. They are expected to appear at a meeting of the FIA s World Motor Sport Council in Paris on April 29 where McLaren s deliberate misleading of the stewards at the Australian race will be analysed in detail. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Dennis quits as boss of F1 team McLaren Apr 16, 2009
Although Dennis attended the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last month, he then chose not to attend the subsequent race in Malaysia, the first time he had not been present for many years ... "That day I was asked many times whether I would attend the 2009 Australian Grand Prix. My answer was 'yes'. "I duly attended it - albeit not as the person in charge of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Formula 1s court of appeal to hand out ruling today Apr 15, 2009
If the diffusers are legal, the Brawns are going to be nearly unreachable for any other team, said the Spaniard after the Australian Grand Prix. Brawn, the former Ferrari technical director before moving to Honda and then taking over the Japanese team in a management buyout, expected the court to uphold the stewards decisions. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Whiting: Lewis apologised for telling lies Apr 12, 2009
Whiting was present at both the meetings in Melbourne and again in Sepang when Hamilton lied to stewards over allowing Renaults Jarno Trulli to pass in the opening Australian Grand Prix. In an interview with www. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Sneaky Sound System Apr 11, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Craig MathiesonApril 10, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
F1: 'Lewis Hamilton came to say sorry' Apr 11, 2009
Whiting was present at both the meetings in Melbourne and again in Sepang when Hamilton lied to stewards over allowing Renault's Jarno Trulli to pass in the opening Australian Grand Prix. In an interview with a website Whiting said he had noticed a distinct change in the world champion's behaviour between the two hearings held to determine the circumstances around the now infamous overtaking incident. (India Times, India)
Day Hippy was crowned king of the Hill … Apr 10, 2009
Formula one champion Lewis Hamilton following his disqualification for lying to stewards at the Australian Grand Prix: "This situation is the worst thing I have experienced in my life. I have never felt so bad I was instructed and misled by my team manager to withhold information, and that is what I did. I sincerely apologise to the stewards for wasting their time and for making them look silly." We don't take kindly to lying about driving in these parts, Lewis. Ask Justice Einfeld. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* FIA summons McLaren to dock Apr 9, 2009
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, left, and team boss Ron Dennis block their ears in Melbourne during a practice session for the Australian Grand Prix on March 27 ... Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from third place in the Australian Grand Prix last Thursday over lying to the stewards at the race that he had not been instructed to allow Jarno Trulli to pass him during the race when the safety car was out on the track. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
F1 in chaos 2 races into the season Apr 9, 2009
Even before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Malaysian GP were switched to twilight starts, drivers had voiced their concern at being forced to drive in deteriorating light and tropical rain to suit European TV viewers. Brawn GP's Jenson Button won both races, making Brawn the first new team to win its opening two GPs since Alfa Romeo won the sport's first two races in 1950. (MSNBC -- Sports)
McLaren charge set to irk Hamilton Apr 9, 2009
It emerged during the race weekend in Malaysia that McLaren had "deliberately misled" stewards following the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which led to Hamilton being disqualified from that race. The world champion gave an emotional press conference last Friday in which he sensationally claimed he was asked to lie by McLaren's sporting director Dave Ryan, an employee of 35 years, who was suspended. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
McLaren to Appear Before FIA Over Australian Race Incident Apr 8, 2009
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- The McLaren Formula One team will appear before auto racings governing body to answer questions about its conduct at the Australian Grand Prix. The International Automobile Federation, known by its French acronym FIA, said in a that it will hold a special meeting April 29 in Paris over the incident, which led to being stripped of his third-place finish after he and the team gave deliberately misleading information to race officials. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Verwoerd's view Apr 8, 2009
In the final few laps of the Australian Grand Prix, while all the cars were queued up behind the Safety Car, Trulli (third at the time) slid off the circuit and fourth-placed Hamilton went past. The Toyota driver rejoined behind the world champion who shortly afterwards slowed down and moved over. (iAfrica.com)
McLaren in the dock again over Hamilton 'lying' scandal Apr 8, 2009
Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from third place in the Australian Grand Prix last Thursday over lying to the stewards at the race that he had not been instructed to allow Jarno Trulli to pass him during the race when the safety car was out on the track. The incident earned the Italian a 25-second penalty, which saw him relegated, with Hamilton promoted onto the podium but at a hearing the FIA ruled Hamilton and his team lied about the circumstances. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
McLaren charged over lying to F1 stewards Apr 8, 2009
LONDON: McLaren risk heavy sanctions, including the possibility of being excluded from the Formula One championship, after being summoned to face charges of lying to stewards at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement yesteray that it had charged the team of world champion Lewis Hamilton with breaching the international sporting code on five counts. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Auto Racing Capsules: Testimony ends in Castroneves tax trial in Miami Apr 8, 2009
PARIS - Formula One's ruling body summoned McLaren to a meeting on April 29 to answer charges that it deliberately misled stewards at the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA said Tuesday that McLaren was charged with lying when it told race officials that it had not given Lewis Hamilton instructions to let Toyota's Jarno Trulli overtake while the pair were behind the safety car. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
F1: McLaren to face charges Apr 8, 2009
LONDON: McLaren risk heavy sanctions, including the possibility of being excluded from the Formula One championship, after being summoned to face charges of lying to stewards at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ... Jenson Button with just one victory in 153 GPs over nine seasons won his second GP triumph in Australian Grand Prix. (India Times, India)
Easy decision for us: Brawn Apr 7, 2009
Jenson Button with just one victory in 153 GPs over nine seasons won his second GP triumph in Australian Grand Prix. Race Results. (India Times, India)
Motor Racing: Twilight F1 racing under review in Malaysia Apr 7, 2009
But in future we will need to set a more suitable time -- maybe earlier," he was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times. The 5pm start was a compromise that Sepang International Circuit (SIC) made with FOM, which initially wanted the race to be held at night as in neighbouring Singapore, where the first ever Formula One night race was held last year. But this has been ruled out due to the costs involved. The Australian Grand Prix the week before was also pushed back to 5pm, with drivers... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Hamilton not quitting Apr 6, 2009
World champion Lewis Hamilton has given no indication that he wants to leave McLaren after the lying row at the Australian Grand Prix, team principal Martin Whitmarsh said on Sunday ... " Despite Whitmarsh denying Hamilton wanted to leave, former McLaren driver and fellow Briton Martin Brundle, in Malaysia as a pundit, said it had been considered. "I cannot believe how McLaren have pinned themselves into this perilous corner," Brundle said in a column for the Sunday Times. "They have now... (iAfrica.com)
Brisco passes test in season-opening win Apr 6, 2009
This was the first race stopped because of weather since the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix and the first distribution of half points since the 1991 Australian Grand Prix. Under Formula One rules, only half points are awarded if less than three-quarters of the scheduled race distance is completed. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Ecclestone says Vettel grid penalty was 'wrong' Apr 5, 2009
GRID PENALTY: Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has criticized a grid penalty against Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, saying it was "wrong'' and may discourage drivers from engaging in wheel-to-wheel duels. Vettel was punished after colliding with BMW's Robert Kubica in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend with the two drivers running second and third with only four laps to go. It ended their races and brought out the safety car. Vettel was fined $50,000 by race... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Auto Racing | Kyle Busch extends streak of victories in Texas Apr 5, 2009
Button won last weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Copyright. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Second-generation star Apr 5, 2009
Rosberg, who finished sixth at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, says he has become something of an ardent reader of books, but only books with the potential to further his knowledge ... Keke Rosberg, world champ in 1982 and winner of the first F1 Australian Grand Prix in 1985, made a pile of money from racing, and while he was still driving he used it to create his business, a driver-management company. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The drama and excitement scotched any rumours of death Apr 5, 2009
The Australian Grand Prix also completed the remarkable resurrection of the careers of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, so-called has-beens who a month before the rush to get to the grid in Melbourne didn't know they had a job this year. While the next step in the world championship comes this evening in steamy, monsoonal Malaysia, the most important date with destiny is April 14, when the FIA meets to consider the legality of the controversial rear diffusers on the Brawns, Toyotas and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hamilton's apology accepted Apr 5, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Xinhua) C McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was stripped of his podium finish at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix Thursday as Formula One's governing body ruled him and the team to have deliberately misled stewards. Both Hamilton and his team were excluded from the classification for "providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards" at an enquiry immediately after Sunday's season opener. (Xinhuanet, China)
