In a twist, French police were on the other side of surrender this weekend. Rising open-wheel star Lewis Hamiltion, 22, was pulled over in Laon Sunday for going 122mph in his private Mercedes. The area speed limit was a more conservative 85mph, and Das FanHaus would have liked to see some wiggle room in the strict interpretation of the traffic code. Topping 120 in an 85 converts to like doing 65 in a 55 out here, and that's basically just keeping up with the pack. I'm sure there were a bunch of minivans and mopeds or what have you whizzing by le radar gun, but poor Lewis was targeted for his flashy German ride. We've seen it a hundred times ourselves. You're whizzing down Champs Mc Champs at a brisk pace and then WHAM! speed trap behind the baguette stand.
Hamilton must pay a €600 fine and have his license suspended for one month in France. In our opinion, his best bet is to challenge the ruling one region at a time. Start with the Rhineland and work your way in.
(HT: BBC News)




