Formula 1
Inside Lewis Hamilton police stop and day in court as F1 legend made ‘silly’ mistake
Lewis Hamilton has had a long and remarkably successful Formula 1 career but also a few moments to forget, such as the time he got on the wrong side of police in Australia
Lewis Hamilton may be one of the veterans of the Formula 1 grid these days, but when he first started out in the sport he wasn’t quite so grown up. Former McLaren communications chief Matt Bishop can attest to that, and does so in his latest Motor Sport magazine column.
In it, he recalls the start of the 2010 season – Hamilton’s fourth as an F1 driver. He was already a champion by that point, of course, and also well on his way to becoming a global megastar, thanks in part to his on-and-off relationship with singer Nicole Scherzinger and the interest in his love life that brought.
