The three times Formula One racing champion, Nelson Piquet, has had to start a driving course to avoid losing his licence. Piquet and his wife Viviane exceeded the limit of twenty points allowed in one year on a licence. This report from Gary Duffy:
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.
The couple must attend a week of lessons to learn good and safe driving conduct and then pass an exam. The classes in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, will cover careful driving, first aid and rules of the road. Piquet acknowledged that everyone had to learn from their mistakes. 'I got tickets for all kinds of reasons, including parking where I shouldn't', he told the Brazilian media. The former racing champion said he and his wife would make good use of the course.
Piquet, one of the best known racing drivers to come from Brazil, has reportedly often been seen driving at speed around the streets of Brasilia in high performance cars.
Gary Duffy, BBC News, Sao Paulo
humbling making someone not feel proud of something
fresh new
obliged had to do something, did not have a choice about doing it
repeated more than one
offences illegal acts or a crimes
conduct behaviour
first aid basic medical help which you give someone as soon as possible after they have been in an accident or have become suddenly ill
learn from their mistakes understand that you did something wrong and make sure you don't do it again
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reportedly according to some reports, although the speaker has not seen or heard evidence him/herself about this
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.
The couple must attend a week of lessons to learn good and safe driving conduct and then pass an exam. The classes in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, will cover careful driving, first aid and rules of the road. Piquet acknowledged that everyone had to learn from their mistakes. 'I got tickets for all kinds of reasons, including parking where I shouldn't', he told the Brazilian media. The former racing champion said he and his wife would make good use of the course.
Piquet, one of the best known racing drivers to come from Brazil, has reportedly often been seen driving at speed around the streets of Brasilia in high performance cars.
Gary Duffy, BBC News, Sao Paulo
humbling making someone not feel proud of something
fresh new
obliged had to do something, did not have a choice about doing it
repeated more than one
offences illegal acts or a crimes
conduct behaviour
first aid basic medical help which you give someone as soon as possible after they have been in an accident or have become suddenly ill
learn from their mistakes understand that you did something wrong and make sure you don't do it again
former previous
reportedly according to some reports, although the speaker has not seen or heard evidence him/herself about this
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