Hamilton was told to let Trulli repass him at Melbourne
McLaren Mercedes Team driver Lewis Hamilton has declared that his team instructed him to allow Jarno Trulli to repass him during yesterday's Australian Grand Prix. Trulli was handed a 25-sec penalty for passing Hamilton under safety car conditions. Because of this penalty, the Italian lost his third place to Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton declared to 'SpeedTV': "I was behind Trulli under the safety car, and clearly you're not allowed to overtake under the safety car but he went off in the second to last corner - he went wide on the grass, I guess his tyres were cold. I slowed down as much as I could, but was forced to go by. I was then told to let him back past, but I don't know if that's in the regulations and, if it isn't, I should really have had third on the road."
