Jarno Trulli capped off his terrible weekend at the Australian Grand Prix by being stripped of his third-place finish Sunday at the season-opening Formula One race.
Trulli was pondering what might have been when he earned a podium finish after starting the race at the back of the grid from pit lane with Toyota teammate Timo Glock.
That disappointment turned to dejection when race stewards ruled that he had illegally overtaken McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton while the safety car was on the track within the last five laps.
The Italian was penalized with 25 seconds added to his race time, relegating him to 12th and elevating reigning world champion Hamilton from … Details
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