Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) - Lewis Hamilton has been fined Aus$500 (about CHF510) for reckless driving in March, when he was caught doing a fishtail stunt on a busy Melbourne street. He was in the city for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix race and after police spotted his smoking tires they pulled him over and questioned him. He was left to make his way back to the hotel on foot after they impounded the car, on loan to him by a dealer.
Swiss-based Hamilton was banned from driving in France in 2007 after being caught driving 123 miles per hour, well over French speed limits.
Australia has just two new California Ferraris, and one is now sitting in a police pound after a motoring journalist who took it out for a test spin was charged with reckless driving. He was clocked at 231kph in a 110 zone, reports The Age. The lineup of other journalists waiting to test drive the car may find they don’t get a turn, with the car in high demand but the police saying it will stay locked up for seven days.
