Time to crack out those 'L' plates, Nelson
Poor Nelson. The three times Formula One world champion suffered the indignity of going back to driving school yesterday, after losing his civilian driver's license.
The Brazilian racing driver was banned from driving in July after repeated speeding and parking offences in ‘high-performance’ cars. Courts in Brasilia stripped Piquet of his license and ordered him to attend lessons on the basics of safe motoring.
Piquet must now attend at least 30 hours of lessons over the next eight days and then pass an exam in order to regain his license.
When asked to comment, he said: “I think we have to pay for our mistakes. It’s not just speeding. I got tickets for parking as well.”
A humble outlook, but it does beg the question: Is a world champion racing driver safer at 120mph than a 70-year-old doing 45mph down the M11?