Hamilton fined for burnout in Melbourne street Agencies

His lawyer,Sandip Mukerjea,said Hamilton was overseas but he would plead guilty to the charge of improper use of a motor vehicle.

Mukerjea said Hamilton had publicly apologized over the incident and suffered “embarrassment,humiliation and distress” after he was criticized in the media.

His lawyer said Hamilton wrote two letters to the court explaining why he could not be present on Tuesday. Hamilton is expected to compete in the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend.

Magistrate Clive Alsop said Hamilton was a role model for young people which put the responsibility on him to behave.

“This is about somebody in a responsible position behaving like a hoon,” Alsop said.

He said he would not record a conviction as it was the first offence of its kind by Hamilton.

Hamilton was charged in May after having his borrowed Mercedes impounded under Victoria state’s so-called “hoon” laws on March 26. He was alleged to have intentionally spun and skidded his tires at the entrance to the Grand Prix track at Albert Park.

In the March 28 race,the McLaren driver started from 11th on the grid after a poor second qualifying session when he failed to make it into the top-10 shootout for pole.

Then,just when he looked like redeeming himself after manoeuvring through the field,Hamilton was bumped off the track by Australian Mark Webber’s Red Bull two laps from the end and finished sixth.