2008 World Champion Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the Australian GP.  

Hamilton, who finished the race in fourth place and had been awarded third place based on an incident involving the third place finisher, Yarno Trulli.  Trulli was penalized 25 seconds for passing Hamilton during the safety car period, thus dropping Trulli from 3rd to 12th place. As it turns out, the stewards penalized Trulli, who claimed he thought Hamilton had slowed down due to a mechanical problem, thus making the pass legally.  This was contradicted by McLaren who told the Stewards that they did not intentionally let Jarno pass them.  It has come out that McLaren team radio clearly tells Hamilton to let Trulli pass. Due to this new information, Mclaren and Hamilton have been dq'd from the race.

Here is the official statement from McLaren Mercedes about the Hamilton Aussie GP Situation:

"The FIA Stewards have reviewed their decision of Sunday 29th March 2009, and have excluded Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from the results of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes understands that the Stewards made their decision on the basis of reviewing radio transmissions between the driver and the Team.

The Team mistakenly believed that the radio transmissions had been reviewed by the FIA on Sunday 29th March 2009, and consequently did not believe it was necessary to discuss them with the Stewards on that date.

Nonetheless, the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team now regrets that it did not do so, accepts the Stewards' decision and will not appeal."

In my humble opinion, It appears tthat McLaren always gets the short end of the stick.  I also don't understand why the STEWARDS rely on driver interviews when the VIDEO of the event clearly shows what JARNO TRULLI did was not illegal.  F1 needs to have internal discussion and investigations prior to going public on anything.  This entire situation was avoidable.  I am happy for Jarno, he deserves third.