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Fisichella loses driving licence after speeding
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-22 14:58
MILAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella has had his
driving licence confiscated for speeding just six days after appealing to
Italian teenagers not to engage in street racing.
 Fisichella was stopped by police early on Sunday morning in Rome after
driving at 148 kph in a 60 kph zone on the edge of the Italian capital, the
Italian news agency ANSA reported.
"I was rushing back home because our babysitter had called myself and my wife
to inform us that our son had a high fever," said Fisichella.
The Renault driver wrote a front page article in the daily Gazzetta dello
Sport last week warning Italian youngsters against taking part in illegal street
racing after a 16-year-old died following a high-speed crash in Rome.
"I apologise and I am ready to pay. I know that I made a mistake," said
Fisichella, who won this year's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
"My commitment to road safety remains strong," he added.
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