Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Celebrities
Schumacher gets caught speeding off the track
More speeding in products from the Volkswagen corporate empire; only this time, the driver was smart and didn't try to run. The driver in this Italian incident, none other than Michael Schumacher, is probably capable of evading the Caribinieri -- though maybe he's not as adept at handling a real car as he is behind the wheel of a four-wheeled fighter jet. Schumi exercised fine judgement and politely accepted his 75 Euro fine, which carries a three-point penalty on his license. The racing champ told German newspaper Bild that he was "very sorry" and that "it's out of character" because "speeding is for racetracks only." Maybe something's lost in translation, but we have this urge to say "now we know, and knowing is half the battle" after that sparely worded statement. Thanks for the tip, Ahmet!
[Source: F1-Live]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chad 8:56AM (9/04/2008)
Yeah? So did I but I didn't see a article about that. :P
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Mobius_1 9:06AM (9/04/2008)
This happened in Italy? Shouldn't the Italian police be telling him to go flat out given what I've heard? :P
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bakka 10:01AM (9/04/2008)
Depends where he was speeding. Side road or Autostrada.
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bakka 10:03AM (9/04/2008)
Supposedly he was in Germany when this happened. It was the Italian press reporting the story.
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wynklehop 10:34AM (9/04/2008)
Why is this news? Should we expect Schumi bowel movement updates on slow news days?
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LeRobert 12:14PM (9/04/2008)
It's what people want to read, not what is newsworthy that counts. Personally I prefer reading about Schumi's speeding rather than yet another Mustang-related story.
Ian 11:18AM (9/04/2008)
Hmm That's his second "incident" on the road in just a few monthas. The other was hitting a car in the UK whiule driving a FIAT.
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rg 12:34PM (9/04/2008)
First of all why is he apologizing? Most of us been caught speeding at some point or another. Second, why is this news? Who cares?
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Tagg 1:27PM (9/04/2008)
Schumacher gets more coverage retired than F1 does for running actual races! Seriously, there have more stories and comments about Schumacher doing pedestrian things than the F1 championship battle.
Is this what F1 has become? A soap opera about retired drivers?
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Quan 2:12PM (9/04/2008)
I can't believe the intense scrutiny on this guy's life even now that he's retired. Traffic violations to cab driving, everything he does gets reported. If only the rest of F1 were lucky enough to get this kind of coverage.
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