The former world champion Lewis Hamilton the British F1 driver apologised on Saturday for driving recklessly after practicing for Australian Grand Pix.
Hamilton was in his McLaren Mercedes ace was pulled over by a police patrol outside the busy street of Melbourne track.
Police said Hamilton's car had "accelerated heavily and lost traction to the rear wheels" in making a turn and had been impounded until Monday.
The 25 years Hamilton admitted the incident and apologised in a statement released through his McLaren team.
In his statement, Hamilton said: "This evening 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 apologised for it."
Throughout the whole incident, police said Hamilton was very cooperative, and is expected to be charged for improper use of motor vehicle.
It was another embarrassing incident for Hamilton for Sunday's Australian Grand Pix, after being suspended his regular driving licence for a month in 2007 for speeding on motorway in France.
Hamilton will be bidding for pole on the Australian race grid in qualifying later Saturday.
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