Lewis Hamilton will not have to appear in a Melbourne courtroom just two days before he is due to race in the Belgian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver faces a charge of 'hooning' while at the wheel of a Mercedes road car, and will be sentenced at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 24 August.
But a report in the Daily Telegraph says Hamilton will only need to pay "a small fine which can be paid by a local lawyer on his behalf".
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Re: Hamilton 'won't go to Oz court'
Yep, traffic permitting. For some reason, the Germans seem to believe there is no reason a car spontaneously falls to bits at speed and yet there they are, going about with roads as safe as anywhere.
Re: Hamilton 'won't go to Oz court'
Re: Hamilton 'won't go to Oz court'
And that's saying nothing of those pesky trams...major junctions in down town Melbourne in the middle of rush hour, stuck over a tram line in traffic- nightmare! Luckily my tinted glass in the Falcon UTE concealed my humiliation :)