The 25 year-old, who did not attend court in Australia, was fined $AUD500 (£288) after admitting driving his Mercedes sports car illegally across the streets of southeast Melbourne in March.
The McLaren driver was seen by police generating clouds of smoke by spinning the wheels of his high-powered car and slewing the back wheels across the tarmac, manoeuvres known as a “burnout” and “fishtailing”   … Details
Talk about the Ferrari F1 three-seater has circulated over at least four years, and now we have a new set of spy photos for you. The pictures were taken at a wet Fiorano Circuit, near Maranello, Italy, on a rainy day earlier this month.
Dubbed the “Marlboro Red Rush”, the car is used during the Marlboro Red Racing School held near Ferrari HQ. It lets two car fans sit behind and beside the driver as it cruises around the track  … Details & Pictures
Two world champion drivers, one iconic camper van and a road trip to the home of British motorsport… What could possibly go wrong?
I’m on fire!’ screams Lewis Hamilton, falling out of the car, beating at his chest as if to put out the flames and squealing.
‘Get me out! I’m on fire!’
His fellow racing driver Jenson Button comes running across the Tarmac, calling out, ‘Roll around! Roll on the floor!’
Then he stops, and laughs. And Lewis laughs too, because he’s … Details
Jenson Button is busy limbering up for Sunday’s London Triathlon in the Docklands as Formula One goes on vacation.
No rest for the wicked goes the expression. No rest for the charitable either.
While most of the Formula One community have already swapped their spanners for their suntan lotion thanks to the sport’s mandatory two-week factory lockdown – an austerity measure introduced last year in the wake of the global economic downturn – Jenson Button is busy limbering up for Sunday’s London Triathlon in the Docklands.
Twelve months ago the then world champion-elect covered the Olympic distance … Details