Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Hamilton's suspension in France, etc.

[francis newman (francis]

Tom

There is no EU licence.

The French cannot confiscate his UK licence.

best

Francis

On 3 Jan 2008, at 00:25, Tom Reynolds wrote:

> I sent an email to AllExperts.com's Adam:
> Subject  F1 super licence/F1 testing/racing Question  Since Lewis  
> Hamilton's one month driving privilege suspension in France, what is  
> the status of Hamilton's F1 testing availability?  I've been told  
> both ways: one, that since Lewis  is suspended from driving in  
> France for one month, that his license was taken and either the  
> police or the court has it and since he doesn't have his driver's  
> license he can't test or drive anywhere for one month.
> The other story is that this road suspension in France has nothing  
> to do with the F1 Superlicence, and won't affect his testing (and if  
> it were in the season, wouldn't affect his racing.)  Which is true?   
> Being a Brit, is there a separate UK licence?  Does the EU have an  
> all-encompassing licence?
> Thanks very much,
> Tom Reynolds
> Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Answer  Hi Tom,
> Road and F1 racing (super)licence have nothing at all in common.  
> Gachot (Jordan) lost his driving licence but could still race,  
> although ironically he was subsequently dropped. You can race and  
> test without a road licence.
> Adam
>
> Here's the link: If anyone has any questions, ask him.
> http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?m=6&catID=1609&qID=4709131
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