Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Hamilton loses license

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Hey Tom: I guess the answer is about who's really running the McLaren show. Is 
it Ron Dennis, or Norbert Haug? Let me guess. I've never trusted the Germans 
ever since they bombed Pearl Harbor. Or was it Pearl Bailey?

Yer pal in history, Ferrari Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net
Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Hamilton loses license



>From Crash.net:
>From http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25122007/23/hamilton-loses-licence.html)
amilton loses licence.
ue 25 Dec, 12:45 PM

French speeding ticket sees F1 ace lose licence for a month. 
Lewis Hamilton has been banned from driving for a month after being caught 
peeding on a French motorway. 
The McLaren Mercedes driver was clocked at nearly 200km/h near the town of Laon 
n Sunday, with police fining him 600 euros and confiscating his car - which has 
ince been collected on his behalf. 
"He was very polite and co-operative," a French police spokesman told Reuters. 
Hamilton finished second to Kimi Raikkonen in the Formula 1 standings after the 
est rookie season in F1 history.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Now, of course that brings up the question of what kind of car Lewis was 
riving, which, oddly, wasn't mentioned in the above story.  But, wait, there's 
ore...and some more detail.  It was a Mercedes of some sort.

Lewis Hamilton banned from driving
>From http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=7024900)
By Ian Dickson
ecember 18 2007
ormula One star Lewis Hamilton has had his licence suspended after being caught 
riving at 40mph above the speed limit in northern France.
Hamilton, who was driving at 122mph on the French autoroute near the town of 
aon on Sunday, was banned for a month.
Police also fined him Â429 and detained his Mercedes. A police spokesman told 
he Guardian newspaper: "He was very polite and cooperative." Hamilton has since 
ad his car collected from the police compound.
The rookie McLaren driver narrowly missed out on the World Driver's 
Championship 
o Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, and came second in this year's BBC Sports 
ersonality of the Year.
He recently appeared on Top Gear, where he posted the fourth fastest time in 
the 
tar in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment, only a few tenths of a second behind 
he Stig, despite driving on an oily and greasy track. 
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
And, finally (third time lucky?) we have a story posted at: 
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=124023
PARIS - Lewis Hamilton, rookie star for the McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 team 
this 
ear, has had his driver license suspended in France after being stopped for 
peeding at 123 mph on the northern French A26 highway last weekend.
Hamilton was driving, bien entendu, a Mercedes-Benz CLK, which was confiscated 
y the police officers who stopped him near Laon, about 85 miles northeast of 
aris. His speed of 196 km/h (123 mph) was well above the posted speed limit of 
30 km/h (80 mph). He was driven back to his hotel by police and received a 
andatory fine of about $865 and had his license to drive in France suspended 
or a month.
A McLaren spokesman was quoted by the Times of London today as saying 
Hamilton's 
rofessional driving would not be affected by the penalty.

Lewis, practicing for the upcoming season already?  
Best to all,
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
_________________________________________________________________
o unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
ttp://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/red5hilser%40aol.com
Sponsored by BidNip.com eBay Auction Sniper
ttp://www.BidNip.com/
nd F1 Headlines
ttp://www.F1Headlines.com/


________________________________________________________________________
More new features than ever.  Check out the new AOL Mail ! - 
http://webmail.aol.com