Lewis Hamilton merc. Impounded

[gcg2503]

Originally Posted by flappist

Google is your friend.

Have a quick look at a few of the foreign newspaper web sites and read the feedback.

Maybe France being ridiculed isn't the right way of phrasing it....

How about some keyboard warriors took exception to France's actions perhaps

[Mark351]

To put it into a little perspective, Lewis was caught 50m away from where the La Porchetta pizza chain founder died in a motorcycle accident.

Besides, Lewis has a car he can do all the drifts and burnouts he likes without any police intervention. He should be the last person doing it on public roads.

[MO]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

It would seem by some of the comments here, as long as you are a Racing driver you should be able to do all the circle work you want....

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by flappist

Yes especially as it is most likely not his own personal car....

Gathered that, im sure Mercedes OZ would be real happy having their car crushed was more my point.

[EDManual]

I like this comment by Ron Walker :

""I think he can be forgiven for this indiscretion.

"I think the right foot felt the urge to accelerate and indicate to people the Mercedes has huge power."

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by Mark351

To put it into a little perspective, Lewis was caught 50m away from where the La Porchetta pizza chain founder died in a motorcycle accident.

So what.

If you think that was 50 metres away, I’ll buy you a tape measure.

How does someone going through a red light and cleaning up a motorbike in the same suburb make this a this a serious offence?

[Scott]

Originally Posted by The Daily Star UK:

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? LEWIS HAMILTON?

RACE ace Lewis Hamilton last night admitted acting like a “doughnut” after being nicked for anti-social driving.

Lewis spun his wheels as he left Albert Park track in Melbourne where he is racing.

McLaren’s former World Champion was arrested for doing a burnout, making the tyres smoke.

Lewis, who is competing in the Australian Grand Prix, was also caught doing a fishtail, when the back end is swung around during a handbrake turn at high speed.

The F1 hero, 25, was pulled over in his powerful Mercedes road car and charged with hooning – Aussie slang for the improper use of a car – and faces a hefty fine.

Lewis, who had his car impounded for 48 hours, said: “What I did was silly. I want to apologise.”

Either their version of "fishies" is diffrerent to mine or he was doing a handbrakey.

[LUXO_8]

or they have absolutley no idea what they are talking about....

[GS608]

Originally Posted by davway

there is a world of difference between Lewis Hamilton and your average meathead in Commodore though.
Not saying it was a good move but at the end of theday, a higly skilled and trained driver letting off a skid isnt going to kill anyone is it.

I dunno, ask Troy Critchley.


Pretty funny though

[Scott]

If you want to find some real irony in all this, check out this little pearl from Massa - reported at 8:52am yesterday morning:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225845833117

[DJR-351]

This is a perfect example of how the media get it wrong sometimes, this from the British rag "The Sun"...

Amazingly when you read the comments some of them believe the accompanying video is the incident in question.... :

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...s-driving.html

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by GTP006

If you want to find some real irony in all this, check out this little pearl from Massa - reported at 8:52am yesterday morning:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225845833117

And I wonder who paid him to say that?

He probably couldn’t care less.

[Spanrz]

I know what all this was, he was told by his team "Act your age"........So he did... lol!
But doing a burnout near a cop car, is by far, stupid....

[SumoDog68]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Why should he be any different to any other bogan chucking a spin? It sucks but it's hardly going to affect his life FFS :

Difference is that LH can actually drive .

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Mark351

To put it into a little perspective, Lewis was caught 50m away from where the La Porchetta pizza chain founder died in a motorcycle accident.

just googled this and then told my fiance, she knew him well and that was pretty shocking news to her!

[Polyal]

LOL...I did see a snippet of news with an AMG on a trailer last night but ,missed the story..there you go.

The police did do the right thing, and if they let him go there should have been more uproar.

I like everyone here likes a bit of fun but there is a time and a place, cops are everywhere during the event and its not like they wouldn't have heard the thunder from God coming from the tail pipes aswell.

If a boxer walks out of a stadium and smacks some bloke in the head for no reason is this ok? Of course not, but just because he knows how to do it well is no excuse.

Its a pretty funny situation, but one I fear might be the nail in the coffin for the GP here; F1 is that fickle.

[gthofan]

I dont think anyone has mentioned this. Maybe he should take part in a defensive driver course??......

[4Vman]

Tell you what, Mercedes must be cleaning up with those C63's.. i see more new C63's in my area than new HSV's and FPV's combined.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

Tell you what, Mercedes must be cleaning up with those C63's.. i see more new C63's in my area than new HSV's and FPV's combined.

Yeap I have seen a few up this way aswell, nearly snap my neck every time; best sedan on the market by a mile!

[3vXT]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Yeap I have seen a few up this way aswell, nearly snap my neck every time; best sedan on the market by a mile!

+1

Its halfway between my 'dream car i'll never be able to afford' and 'my next car'.
There is one a couple of doors up from my place and one or two at my work. The one at home rumbles past every few days, sounds unbelievable.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by ken2903

+1

Its halfway between my 'dream car i'll never be able to afford' and 'my next car'.
There is one a couple of doors up from my place and one or two at my work. The one at home rumbles past every few days, sounds unbelievable.

Yeap, AMG's do get cheapish after about 5 years or so..LOL Still no old school manual though, thats something that atleast BMW offer.

The sound is to die for.

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by xbrules

what i would have given to hear martin brundle commentate on that!!! hahaha

Spin, spin, spin.

[snappy]

This was a comment from the herald sun i think this fella sums it up nicely.

PC gone overboard of Melbourne Posted at 9:55 AM Today
All this fuss over a burnout? What the hell has happened to us. We used to be so laid back and easygoing. Cops have overreacted here. We can't have any fun anymore. If this had happened anywhere else in the world it would be a huge laugh, but not here. What's next - a communist style Internet filter !? Oh that's right, it's coming. How about focussing on the real issues of random assaults and stabbings.

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[EDManual]

look at this burnout he did in the UK, bet he didnt get his mclaren impounded for it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9tt2...layer_embedded

Would have here I'd say...

[Polyal]

Hang on, this is BS.

If this was any other random well off bloke, deliberately (T/C off!) spinning them up in a public place they would be hammered in just the same way.

What he does for a living should make no difference, and until we actually hear what really happened (was it a fishy, dounut, tiny little tyre squeal etc) then we are just guessing anyway.

If you keep to the apparent facts then this shouldn't even be in the news. Guy does a burnout (whatever), has car impounded, thats just a normal day in Melb FFS.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by snappy

This was a comment from the herald sun i think this fella sums it up nicely.

PC gone overboard of Melbourne Posted at 9:55 AM Today
All this fuss over a burnout? What the hell has happened to us. We used to be so laid back and easygoing. Cops have overreacted here. We can't have any fun anymore. If this had happened anywhere else in the world it would be a huge laugh, but not here. What's next - a communist style Internet filter !? Oh that's right, it's coming. How about focussing on the real issues of random assaults and stabbings.

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How dare you post a “common sense” comment from the Herald Sun.

With some of the replies here, I though that I’d accidentally logged onto Priuschat.com, however, even they would probably find this ridicules hoon legislation and subsequent action from the authorities a total overreaction.

So we had the Bingle “shower gate”….
Then the “Hey Dad” accusations, now this.

I wonder what the next “Big News” story’s going to be?

[plumby]

Originally Posted by DOC

lucky its not in south australia, mike albrhan crushes hoon cars now

that would suck hey boss that merc u gave me yesterday well it's crushed now! idiot if we gotta play by the rules so should he.

[colossus]

Wow pretty embarrassing for Australia - draconian is indeed a word to be used here. Discretion should have been used.

[greenfoam]

Originally Posted by just_pazz

I'm just amazed at how sad and wowser this country, and it's residents, have become.

Damm straight they need a anti pussy law and impound about 10 million of them

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by plumby

if we gotta play by the rules so should he.

Just because we “gotta” play by the rules, doesn’t make them right.

Have you ever heard of the law of unintended consequences?