Current world champion Lewis Hamilton is walking on thin ice - he could very well be thrown out of the Formula One World Championship on grounds of
cheating and fibbing.
FIA Stewards have found him guilty of misleading and lying to them during and after last Sunday's Australian Grands Prix. He has already been stripped off all the points from the race, but now he faces a one year ban if he's found violating the International Sporting Code.
In case you didn't already know, here's what happened in Melbourne on Sunday: the safety car came out after a late collision between Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica in his BMW Sauber.
Trulli slid off the track and was passed by Hamilton but the Toyota driver, who has welcomed the decision, said he had little choice but to overtake the Briton again.
Now the new juice is that the radio transmissions between Hamilton and the pit wall reveal that he misled stewards.
Here is the the radio conversation between Hamilton and the Pit crew:
Hamilton: "The Toyota went off in a line at the second to last corner. I overtook him, is this okay?'
Team:"Understood, Lewis. We'll confirm and get back to you.
Hamilton: "He was off the track. He went wide.
Team: "Lewis, you need to allow the Toyota through. Allow the Toyota through now."
According to the FIA, Hamilton and McLaren have been accused of acting "in a manner prejudicial to the conduct of the event by providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards".
If found guilty, FIA will suspend Hamilton from further races in this year's Championship and also strip McLaren of constructors' points.
It is not the best of starts to McLaren's season, especially after the blues of the 'Spygate scandal' last year.
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