f-wolf Member 897 Member For: 17y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 18/12/07 10:47 PM Share Posted 18/12/07 10:47 PM (edited) Lewis Hamilton banned in FranceDecember 18, 2007Lewis Hamilton has been fined and his driving licence suspended for a month for speeding on a French motorway.Police said the McLaren F1 ace was driving a Mercedes-Benz clocked at 196km/h near the northern town of Laon on Sunday.He was stopped, the car was impounded and he was fined 600EU.A police spokesman said Hamilton was very polite and co-operative and his car had since been released. Edited 18/12/07 10:48 PM by f-wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exarsixturbo Dr. Speed Member 784 Member For: 17y 6m 21d Gender: Male Location: The land of Politicians, Public Servants, Porno & Pyrotechnics Posted 18/12/07 10:50 PM Share Posted 18/12/07 10:50 PM Only 196 km/h.....soft.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOWDOWN BACK SLOWER THEN EVER! Member 706 Member For: 17y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/12/07 11:24 PM Share Posted 18/12/07 11:24 PM How do they propose to create an Oz version of Top Gear if a chirp at the light can warrant your car being taken of you???I guess all testing will be done on track which is not a true test for the road environment.Ozzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Member 182 Member For: 17y 8m 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/12/07 01:10 AM Share Posted 19/12/07 01:10 AM He's an F1 driver and was doing 196, and they were able to catch him? That, is soft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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