Lewis  Hamilton has been pushed out to 6/1, from 5/1, to retain his F1 title after being stripped of his third place finish at the Australian Grand Prix.

The reigning world champion was previously promoted to third by race stewards at the expense of Toyota’s Jarno Trulli.

And the Italian -reinstated to third place- has been cut to 25/1, from 40/1.

Jenson Button remains the 5/2 favourite, whilst McLaren are out to 6/1, from 7/1, for the constructor’s crown.

Ladbrokes spokesman, Nick Weinberg, said: “The F1 season is still very much in its infancy. But there’s no doubt that Hamilton and McLaren’s penalty puts the stuttering team at an early disadvantage.”

Button is 6/4 to win the Malaysian Grand Prix, whilst Hamilton is a 20/1 chance.

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Driver’s

Jenson Button 5/2
Felipe Massa 6/1
Kimi Raikkonen 6/1
Lewis Hamilton 6/1
Rubens Barrichello 6/1
Robert Kubica 8/1
Fernando Alonso 10/1
Sebastian Vettel 14/1
Jarno Trulli 25/1
Nico Rosberg 25/1
Nick Heidfeld 33/1
Timo Glock 33/1
Heikki Kovalainen 80/1
Mark Webber 80/1
Kazuki Nakajima 100/1

Constructor’s

Ferrari 11/8
Brawn GP 13/8
BMW Sauber 11/2
McLaren 6/1
Toyota 16/1
Red Bull 20/1
Renault 25/1
Williams 25/1
Force India 300/1
Toro Rosso 300/1

Malaysian Grand Prix

J Button 6/4
R Barrichello 11/4
S Vettel 10/1
F Massa 12/1
R Kubica 12/1
F Alonso 14/1
K Raikkonen 14/1
J Trulli 16/1
N Rosberg 16/1
L Hamilton 20/1
M Webber 25/1
N Heidfeld 25/1
T Glock 25/1
K Nakajima 50/1
H Kovalainen 80/1
N Piquet Jnr 100/1
A Sutil 250/1
G Fisichella 250/1
S Bourdais 250/1
S Buemi 250/1

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