So Lewis got himself caught speeding in France and was give a civilian license suspension for a month. We know F1 drivers have a "Super License" granted by the FIA in order to race in F1. Is there any clause in F1 that says anything about an F1 driver penalty for civilian infractions?
"Lewis Hamilton has had his driving license suspended after being caught driving 196 kph on the French motorway near Laon. Hamilton had to pay a fine of €600 and he lost his license for a month. According to the police, Hamilton was "very polite and cooperative"."
http://www.f1technical.net/news/7852
2007-12-18 01:56:50 · 6 answers · asked by Ronnieboy34 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Formula One
No, it won't make any difference or be taken into account in any way.
The exact regulations for a national racing licence (which is required for a FIA international licence, which in turn is required for an F1 Superlicence) depend on the national motorsport governing body, but many of them don't require a road licence and are available to competitors who are actually under the minimum age to hold a road licence.
In Britain things are quite strict, you should hold a road licence to apply for a circuit racing licence (a race licence is available to 16 year-olds, but is only valid for certain categories), but the suspension of one does not lead to the suspension of the other.
2007-12-18 02:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by rosbif 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There have been several instances over the years of drivers getting caught speeding on public roads and it has never been an issue for them....the rules can change however.
It would be nice if they'd raise the speed limit here to the same as in France...but then the roads and many many of the drivers here are not able to cope with 85mph even though most cars can quite easily.
2007-12-18 14:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dawg 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. There;s nothing in the regulations that will suspend a driver's superlicense if his civilian license is suspended. They are completely different things. What happens on track remains on track and what happens on the roads remains there
2007-12-19 10:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by purpleCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Most athletes have clauses and waivers for dangerous behavior such as driving motorcycles and things that give them and their organization a negative image, like getting in gun fights and such, but i bet Lewis and Mercedes are enjoying the publicity they are getting from this. I guess after hearing about schumi's adventures in a taxi, he felt he had to get himself back in the news.
2007-12-18 10:20:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, in fact you'll find that a lot of drivers have a history of loosing their civil license on the night they win Monaco and none have missed the next race
2007-12-18 12:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by eyesinthedrk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I don't really even care. Just for speeding he gets on the news? Hello what do you think the German autobahns are for?
2007-12-19 11:43:03 · answer #6 · answered by hickskicks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋