How do you like my tabloid headline? 
Well, it’s true enough, British Forumula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been banned from driving after being caught at over 120mph on an Autoroute in Northern France.
The F1 Championship runner-up was pulled over by traffic police near the town of Laon, fined €600 and banned from driving for one month.
Although not specifically stated in news reports, the ban probably also attracts 6 points which can be applied to his UK driving licence via the reciprocal arrangement between the UK and France (in fact, the ban could be applied). Hamilton was lucky that the full force of the law was not applied as the French are nowadays very strict about speeding and could have taken his licence for up to 3 years.
The Mercedes Benz CLK that was reportedly driven at excessive speed by the 22 year old has had to be collected from the French police on Hamilton’s behalf.
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