Lewis Hamilton has been charged over his ‘dangerous driving’ in Australia the night before the Melbourne grand prix.
The British driver was stopped by police after performing ‘burnout’s’ in front of fans just outside of the Albert Park circuit earlier this year.
He has officially been charged with ‘intentionally losing control of a motor vehicle’, at the time police described it as ‘hooning’.
His rented silver Mercedes in which the incident happened was impounded before being auctioned off for charity.
At the time of the incident, Hamilton admitted to dangerous driving: “I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police.
“What I did was silly, and I want to apologise for it.”
A hearing has been scheduled for August 24th, just three days before the Belgium GP weekend kicks off.
It’s not clear whether Hamilton will be in attendance.
