Australia’s Mark Webber ‘irresponsible’ in his comments on Lewis Hamilton’s police run-in

By Tom Cary in Melbourne Published: 1:58PM BST 29 Mar 2010 Lewis Hamilton had his car impounded after he was caught ‘hooning’ – Aussie slang for driving like a boy racer. “It’s a great country, but we’ve got to be responsible for our actions and it’s certainly a bloody nanny state when it comes to what we can do. Lewis has found out very quickly,” the Red Bull driver said. “I think we’ve got to read an instruction book when we get out of bed – what we can do and what we can’t do … put a yellow vest on and all that sort of stuff. It p***** me off coming back here, to be honest.” Deputy Police Commissioner Ken Lay said the state’s road toll is distressingly high and Webber should know better. “That’s after a weekend [which left] six dead, four of them attributed to speeding,” he said “It’s really disappointing. Mark Webber’s in a unique position where he’s got the ability to influence our road users. He’s missed an opportunity. He’s probably undermined our message. “Might I be so bold to say there’s probably quite a few Webber fans still alive today because of the work we do,” he added. “Hopefully on reflection he’d wish he hadn’t said it.” Tim Pallas, the roads minister for the state of Victoria, added: “I draw the line at Mark, because I think what Mark Webber has…

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