Former F1 driver caught speeding in Germany

Jul.16 - A former F1 driver has this week been caught speeding in Germany.

Der Trierische Volksfreund, a German daily, reported that police stopped the driver as he was in excess of 60km/h above the allowed limit of 80km/h.

The newspaper said the ex-grand prix star paid a four-digit fine and continued his trip to the Nurburgring, even though he is now facing a ban of several months on German roads.

The police did not disclose the identity of the driver, but they did say his career spanned the years of 1989 and 2001. Frenchman Jean Alesi, the former Ferrari and Benetton driver, fits that description.

About the author

Leopold

Leopold Pleijsier founded F1-Fansite.com in 2001 and has followed Formula 1 since the early 1980s. He writes about daily F1 news, race weekends, drivers and the sport’s history.

Related topics