A mistake which turned into a farce and ended in controversy started three laps from the end of the opening round of the 2009 Formula One championship in Australia.
Jenson Button won in the re-skinned former Honda F1 team’s, now Brawn GP’s first race, with Rubens Barrichello in second and Jarno Trulli third. Trulli was given a 25-second penalty for passing Lewis Hamilton while the safety car was out on the circuit, pushing him back down the field and elevating Hamilton up to third. Later that week, Hamilton was stripped of his third place and the team disqualified for telling untruths at a steward’s meeting…Â Details