Hamilton Gets Company Motor Impounded
Lewis gets caught doing a burn-out by the fuzz
The 2008 world champion was spotted by a local Victoria police van doing a 'burn-out and a fish-tail. The car was impounded for 48 hours and Hamilton was spoken to by police at the scene of the incident before being returned to his hotel. He is now expected to be given a summons for improper use of a vehicle.
"I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police.," said Hamilton. "What I did was silly, and I want to apologise for it."
"Given that Melbourne's on the world stage with a lot of interstate and international visitors, we would expect drivers to observe road rules," Police constable Scott Woodford told the BBC.
The news broke a matter of hours after Hamilton postest the fastest time on track in the second of Friday's practise sessions, ahead of Sunday's Australian GP.
The English McLaren driver did a burnout and a fishtail along Lakeside Drive in front of a Victoria Police divisional van that pulled him over.
Hamilton, who was visibly upset, had his car towed away and impounded and will also receive a fine.
It is understood he told policemen at the scene that he was worried this would dent his reputation.
The Herald Sun understands that he was not taken back the police station for questioning.
The incident happened between 9.30 pm and 10 pm tonight.
In 2007, Hamilton was banned from driving in France after being clocked driving at 123mp/h (around 200km/h)."
good lad, F1 drivers are human after all 
s.
VicPol used to be infamous for their trigger-happiness.
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