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What a silly boy!

The British formula one star Lewis Hamilton has had his driving licence suspended for a month after being caught speeding on a French motorway, police said today.
Hamilton was driving a Mercedes when he was clocked at 122mph (196kmh), more than 40mph over the limit, near the northern town of Laon on Sunday. Police stopped him, detained the car and fined him

He should have bunged the police a few quid... it usually works  :P

[quote]He should have bunged the police a few quid... it usually works

At least they didn't try the old Stirling Moss line...


"Who do you think you are?"...

Are we going to report everything F-1 during the off season?  If so I'll just come here for motorsport news

He added that the incident would not affect his professional driving career.

Lucky it was not in the UK, to race in F1, believe it or not, you have to hold a full driving license. All this means is that he cannot drive in France. There are no regulations transferring that ban to any other EU country (yet). Also he is not the first, Jenson Button was also nicked a few years back in France too, same punishment and if memory serves, MS had also fallen foul of the French police.

Matt

Also he is not the first, Jenson Button was also nicked a few years back in France too

Jenson was doing about 130mph too IIRC...

...so at least he's been quicker than Lewis once!

Also he is not the first, Jenson Button was also nicked a few years back in France too

Jenson was doing about 130mph too IIRC...

...so at least he's been quicker than Lewis once!

I was quicker than both of them today. Came home from Berlin in a hire car, an Audi A6 Quattro 3.0 tdi. 150mph without even thinking about it. Maybe I should drop Ron and Honda an email and offer my services  ;D

Matt

Nice idea Matt, but I think you're too fast for Honda..  ;D