Nige I respect Hamilton as to what he said, he leaves no issue about his loyalty to the team as just like he said he is a team player, sometimes to remain in that team you need to do as your team does or tells you to do, he's been caught out, it's happened a good few times in the past but at least they're not just passing the blame and taking weeks or months to finally be caught out, they're holding their hands up and saying yes we did it.
And Nige
The Toyota went off the track meaning the pass was legal under the FIA's own rules. The fact he lied about saying he didn't intentionally give Trulli the pass was what's done him and McLaren in, tbh if he just said yeah I let him by after my team told me over the radio and I was waiting for Charlies response to see I would be allowed to reclaim that place back. Lewis was doing as he was told, it's just like the old days of Schumacher where his teammate would take out his competition.
[+] Wait why does the official release showing the transcript also have it as Hamilton saying "I don't have to let him pass...", he clearly says "If I don't have to let him pass..."
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9115.html
Ah well I guess this means that when Brawn get DQ'd for their tech it will mean Ferrari and McLaren are on equal points. FIA looking after F1 (Ferrari).