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Well this sucks! Who impounds an F1 drivers car over a burnout???

 

From the Guardian:

Lewis Hamilton has had his Mercedes road car impounded and is expected to be charged on a summons with improper use of a vehicle following an incident in Melbourne last night, Victoria Police has confirmed.

Hamilton has apologised for "over-exuberant" driving after being stopped by police. "This evening, I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police," Hamilton said in a McLaren statement. "What I did was silly, and I want to apologise for it."

Hamilton was reportedly pulled over by police in Melbourne after doing a "burnout". According to ABC in Australia, the police say the McLaren driver was turning into Fitzroy Street at around 9.15pm when he "deliberately lost traction of his wheels".

The 25-year-old was driving a silver Mercedes Benz sedan and police say they have impounded the vehicle. He will be summonsed for improper use of a motor vehicle.

Hamilton is in Melbourne for the second grand prix of the 2010 season and set the fastest lap time in the second free practice session this morning. His team-mate Jenson Button was second fastest while the former world champion Michael Schumacher finished fourth after a slow start.

 

I can only imagine how much he doesn't give a crap about it.

"Take it, I got more in the garage."

 

Hahahaha

 

Was he doing barrel rolls and jumps in his car?! You really have to be driving like the Dukes of Hazzard to even get noticed for driving recklessly in Australia. They're all a bunch of hooligans over there!

 

You have to imagine the cop pulling him over, saying "Who do you think you are, Michael Schumacher, mate?"

Followed by "I'll need to see your license, mate."

Followed by "What's a Formula 1 Superlicense? Think you're a race car driver, do ya, mate?"

 

Maybe he will get some dating tips from Tiger?

 

I think they've been cracking down on it in recent years.

 

that really upsets me, if there is anyone that can drive like that and it's not dangerous it's a F1 driver and they impound his car???!!! the cops probrably realized who he was and wanted a high profile arrest...... I wasn't allowed to go to senior prom for doing a burnout in front of my highschool years ago, we all pay the price for being car guys

 

Yeah, but Hamilton should know better. Sure, nobody was going to get hurt if he was fooling around a bit, but he knows better than anyone that if you want to have fun sliding around in a car, you should bring it to the track.