By Patrick Vignal Tuesday, December 18th 2007, 11:29 GMT
Lewis Hamilton had his driving licence suspended for a month after being caught speeding on a French motorway, police said on Tuesday.
The British driver was at the wheel of a Mercedes when he was clocked at 196 km/h near the northern town of Laon on Sunday.
Police stopped him, detained the car and fined him 600 euros.
"He was very polite and cooperative," said a police spokesman, who added Hamilton had since had the car collected for him.
