Lewis Hamilton Booked for Speeding in France

hamiltonhl.jpgFormula One star Lewis Hamilton won’t be doing much driving off the track for a while, as his license has been suspended for one month because of, you guessed it, speeding.

Hamilton was ticketed for doing 122 mph on a French motorway near the town of Laon on Sunday, surpassing the 85 mph speed limit substantially. Hamilton received the mandatory fine of 600 euro and a one-month suspension from driving in France.

To his credit, the police described Hamilton as being “co-operative and courteous,

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