Lewis Hamilton’s car impounded in Melbourne

Posted on 27 March 2010
Tags: Sport

Lewis Hamilton was pulled over for a reckless driving offence in a city street in Melbourne, Australia just two days before the Australian Grand Prix. The McLaren Formula 1 driver was said to have spun in the wheels in a “burnout” style manoeuvre in a 2010 silver Mercedes on Friday.

According to the newspaper “The Herald Sun”, Lewis will be charged with improper use of a vehicle. The stunt was performed in front of a crowd of fans, and due to the crowd there was also police present.

Lewis did release a statement soon after the incident saying:

“This evening, I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police. What I did was silly, and I want to apologise for it.”

Police have said that although he was embarrassed, Lewis was very cooperative.

The car was then towed to a police compound in Melbourne, where it will be held for 48 hours under what Australian police call “anti-hoon” laws – a law which is designed to clamp down on anti-social driving.



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