Englishman Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from the Australian GP.  Jarno Trulli of Toyota took back the third position.
The two drivers were interviewed by the Commissioners  in Australia and Malaysia.

According Olafur Gudmundsson, Steve Chopping and Surinder Thatti responsible for the supervision of the first two tests of the championship, “Lewis Hamilton and McLaren Mercedes acted in a manner prejudicial to the conduct of the event,” the FIA said.

It added that Hamilton provided “evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards”.

The Italian, who had left the track during the safety car on the circuit, and reinstated its position on top of English in the same period, had been punished by the commissioners in 25 seconds, losing the third place, falling to 12 °.

“In accordance with Article 158 of the International Sporting Code, Lewis Hamilton and McLaren Mercedes team are excluded from the classification of the Australian GP in F-1, and the classification will be corrected in accordance with this decision,” added the communiqué.

With the result, the third placed Trulli recovers six points, while Hamilton will return to zero, as it will lose the six points earned at the time. The Toyota in turn jumps to the vice leadership of the team with 11 points, behind only the Brawn, 18.