Nelson Piquet, three time Formula One Champ and racing idol to many, has lost his Brazilian driver's license. For of all things, speeding.
Piquet lost the license in June due to his poor driving habits, specifically speeding and parking infractions. Bad driving runs in the family, as his wife, Viviane, also lost her license.
Both Piquet and his wife are attending mandatory driving courses (shown above). The courses last about 30 hours, and the couple will have to take an exam before their licenses are returned.
Piquet isn't the only Formula One driver who has had a problem speeding. Juan Pablo Montoya had a run in with the law while he was racing F1. In 2003, Montoya was pulled over for speeding in France. He was driving 127 mph in a 81 mph zone on the French Riviera. Officers confiscated his license and he was fined $1,157.
Interestingly, when Montoya had his troubles, Cristiano da Matta commented that "I am from Brazil, I never got caught. There are not many police on the road there anyway." Apparently Piquet has found out differently.
One of the more famous F1 speeding tickets happened in 1959, when Stirling Moss was stopped in Britian. The officer, who didn't recognize the driver, asked him,"Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?" The Judge was not forgiving either, and took Moss's license. Incidently, Moss is selling T-Shirts on his websitethat say "Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?"
So take heart if you are stopped for speeding, even the best drivers get pulled over. And being Formula One Champion
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