Three times Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet has had to return to driving school in his native Brazil, local media reported on Tuesday.
54-year-old Piquet, who was world champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987, had his driving license withdrawn after picking up too many penalty points.
Aug 01, 2007
News out of Brazil has three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet having been relegated to driving school after losing his license for traffic violations.
The former driver, now 54, says it wasn’t just speeding—having been snagged for illegal parking etc., but admits that he must pay for his missteps. At least he won’t have to attend the driving awareness course alone as his wife, Viviane, has also been forced to take the course for bad driving.
Aug 01, 2007
There’s nothing quite as humbling as having to take fresh driving lessons when you’ve been a Formula One Champion three times. But Nelson Piquet and his wife Viviane were obliged to take the driving awareness course because of repeated speeding and parking offences.
Aug 01, 2007
Nelson Piquet, the three-time Formula One world champion, began a driving reeducation course yesterday after having his Brazilian license revoked, O Globo reported on its Web site.
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