[Closed] Hamilton booked for 'spinning wheels'

Its amazing how uptight aussies can be...

It's amazing how stupid some Brits abroad can be...

'Who do you think you are? Jenson Button?' said an Australian traffic cop yesterday.

If this happened in front of me down my street, i'd murmur to myself, . . "cock"!

I see no reason to change that in this case.

Still not a cool as the F1 drivers of old...

Another incident occurred years later at Ferrari, when Gerhard Berger and fellow F1 driver Jean Alesi were taking a ride with team director Jean Todt's new special made Lancia roadcar at the very first testing day of the 1995 F1 Season. Arriving at the test track, Jean Alesi lost control of the car after Berger unexpectedly pulled the handbrake. Having flipped the car, skidded upside down to a halt in front of the entrance and Alesi having been sent to Hospital, Berger admitted to Todt who wanted to know what happened to his car that they had put "slight curb marks on the roof".

I will match "stupid brit abroad" and "cock" and raise you with how downright fascist Aussie traffic cops are

Rightly or wrongly they practically invented the speed camera culture - only they hide theirs

There is as little tolerance to drink driving as there is exceeding the speed limit by 5kph

I have no opinion other than they probably cant believe their luck publicity wise

Cheers!

Latest news - after talks with McLaren team bosses, Lewis Hamilton has denied that he was stopped by police after he span his road car's wheels at Melbourne. Apparently it was all Jarno Trulli's fault.

Ive just read the bbc article - puke

F1 driver doing something show-offy gets his collar felt and hits the 'sorry' button in case he upsets his sponsors

I may be an ex Aussie but they dont make 'em like they used to

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He once finished second in a race despite having to drive with a hand broken in a one-sided brawl with four large adversaries in London.

Spinning the wheels isn't actually a crime as I understand it. The police stopped him on safetly grounds. I guess the reason you shouldn't spin the wheels is because you reduce your control of the car.

Clearly the police have concerns about Hamiltons car control abilities.

Ah! The bare faced cheek of it! From what I saw, the Australians are the worst drivers on the planet.

wow, they just made "getting the back end out" sound reallllly boring.

Given how dull F1 is these days Hamilton was probably only trying to have a bit of fun by switching off his TCS on the way home.

In fact many sports are getting dull these days as fully professional corporate clones go about their business by going to bed at 9:30 with a warm glass of milk.

That's why Andy Powell was the star of the 6N - because he did what rugby players are SUPPOSED to do!

For driving like a child, especially when he should know a lot better, completely fair enough. Fantastic driver but a bit of a cock, imo.

I'd suggest Aussie cops could do with lessons in a sense of perspective in general TBH

Given how dull F1 is these days I guess it's the most entertainment we will get all year

the obvious question of "haven't you got any real criminals to catch?" springs to mind.

well thats all the excitement for this weekend used up...

There is as little tolerance to drink driving as there is exceeding the speed limit by 5kph

So police should be more 'tolerant' to drink-driving?

'That's allright Cobber; you're only half-pissed, so I'll let you off. Take it easy now!'

Wasn't there a story about a pro motorcycle racer jumping a hire car off a promenade onto a beach then delivering it back to Avis full of sand and *slightly* out of shape? Not sure but think it was Stavros and Sheene?

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Talkemada - Member
There is as little tolerance to drink driving as there is exceeding the speed limit by 5kph
So police should be more 'tolerant' to drink-driving?

'That's allright Cobber; you're only half-pissed, so I'll let you off. Take it easy now!'

You misunderstand me

Aussie cops and those in Victoria in particular are utterly utterly vindictive in punishing the most trivial offence

This is a deep rooted cultural thing and is backed up with lots of high profile advertising campaigns - see the recent thread here for that

What Im saying is that any indiscretion will be jumped on, from Brucey doing 10kph over the limit in Wagga Wagga caught by a concealed camera 300km from the nearest town or village, to an F1 star pulling donuts or whatever he was actually doing

Please note the drink drive limit has been practically half ours for over 20 years and is enforced with random checks and roadblocks - most folk get breath tested regularly because of this

Traffic enforcement has been vigorous and downright medieval for years - its one of the reasons I got into bikes and forgot fast cars

Cheers - as they say

Iamsporticus; I've been in a car that has been stopped by Victoria police. They were perfectly civil, breathalysed my friend who was driving, and explained to me why they were doing this. Apparently because they have a large problem with drink driving in Australia. As for being 'fascists', well, i'm sure there are other countries where the police are a tad nastier.

Can't really see a problem with low tolerance to drink-driving really. Maybe we should lower the limit in the UK.

iamsporticus - Member
...how downright fascist Aussie traffic cops are
Rightly or wrongly they practically invented the speed camera culture - only they hide theirs
There is as little tolerance to drink driving as there is exceeding the speed limit by 5kph

It's bloody wonderful.

I used to ride a bicycle in Oz many years ago before all this and it was mental. Drunken yobs flying past well in excess of the limit, usually with an empty bottle being chucked in your general direction or smashed on the road in front.

If you want to be a dickhead get an X-box and do it there.

Hamilton is an absolute disgrace and brings motor racing into disrespect, it was never like this a few years ago when drivers knew how to behave

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Ah, those were the days; a fag, a beer, and a bird in a gold suit. What more could you want??

Surprised he didn't try to get off by playing the race card!

A bit of leniency would have been in order. The poor lad obviously had a momentary lapse in concentration forgot he wasn't in Tescos car park.

"I guess the reason you shouldn't spin the wheels is because you reduce your control of the car."

Or demonstarting more control.

What a load of old flannel about nothing.

F1 driver in chastised for driving like a racecar driver shocker
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BFD

Ah, those were the days; a fag, a beer, and a bird in a gold suit. What more could you want??

A hat that fits?

A decent size can of beer??

Great to see a picture of a real racing driver 'Hunt the Shunt' rather than the current PR machines......

Down with political correctness 😛

This was done because of who is is and just for everyone's info If you are not aware they have a real problem with drink driving in AUS. Cheek of them especially with all the criminals they have over there 😆

I wonder if some folk here would be quite as sympathetic if it were Alonso done for recklessness? 🙄

After giving it large, acting a knob and dissing Webber, Hamilton's looking a bit silly right now...

no he's not

wooooo excitement in the F1 camp, what's next? Fast pit stops?

Well, he's a distant 11th, Webber's second, and Hamilton will probably get some sort of fine for his foolishness. Following on from lying at last year's race, I dare say the Australian media might not be kissing his arse too much...

Hamilton acts like a fool and is caught - so what - we all knew he was a fool

TBH it's karma and it serves him right for cheating on Cheryl

LOL!

Time for a little lie down, KT1973? 😆

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the obvious question of "haven't you got any real criminals to catch?" springs to mind.

How the hell would they be able to imprison the entire population? 😉

Wheelspins? - what an absolute load of Rollocks - doubt Webber wouldve been pulled for the same thing.

Donuts??

doughnuts surely - he is a brit

I have to say i was suprised he was done for this - is the kind of pointless pulling over you would expect from the retarded traffic cops over here! Aussies are supposed to have a 'fun' attitude.

Can only guess the copper realised that pulling him for it would mean he would get in the news! I mean come on, its not like some little scrote that cant drive! Oh well, no harm done!

And as for the point about the drink driving - i dont think for one minute he was implying there should be leniance on it. I think hes trying to say its daft they are as harsh on people doing 5km over the limit (no harm) then they are on drink driving (v bad!)

Rocketdog36 - Member

Surprised he didn't try to get off by playing the race card!

in australia? would have made it worse - that's probably why he was trying to hide his face in the vid... 😆

TandemJeremy - Member
doughnuts surely - he is a brit

Ah - but he was in Australia 😀

They probably pulled him for looking a bit like an abbo, in a nice car 'That can't be his'...oh s*** it is his, quick do him for something, anything....

They probably pulled him for looking a bit like an abbo

Can anyone explain this? I'm a bit confused.

Good on Lewis acting like a proper racing driver instead of the boring PR programmed robots most F1 drivers are these days. Why are they all so bloody miserable? They get paid millions for travelling the world racing fast cars and have access to the best tottie in the world.

Back in the day when Gilles Villeneuve was racing for Ferrari he was on his commute to Marinello in his Ferrari and as usual trying to beat his record time into work. He was caught for speeding by a couple of cops but when they waved him over instead of booking him they asked if he would go back up the road and come past them again at full speed!

Can anyone explain this? I'm a bit confused.

no you're not

I'm not? Oh good. Thanks for clearing that up! 😀

Reading the story it sounds like he did it in full view of the police which would make him a complete idiot.

I mentioned in the other thread about this (the one that I killed!) that in California they have 'Exhibition of Speed' that includes wheelspins/donuts/burnouts perhaps they have similar in Oz?