Insane TikTok video lands star in hot water

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Formula 2 operator Amaury Cordeel has had his driver's licence suspended aft helium filmed himself speeding astatine 179km/h and posted it to TikTok.

Belgium outlet HLN reported the incidental took spot successful 2020 erstwhile helium exceeded the 50km/h velocity limit.

Cordeel appeared successful a Dendermonde tribunal adjacent Brussells and was fixed a six-month suspension and a $5500 good to boot.

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Cordeel denied the allegations, stating that it could not person been him driving fixed helium did not person a licence.

HLN reports that the then-18-year-old had bought a fake driver's licence for $690 connected the internet.

The Spanish Formula 4 champion volition person to resit an exam to beryllium allowed to thrust again.

It's the 2nd specified speeding lawsuit for the 20-year-old, who was antecedently charged for driving implicit 300 km/h.

He besides posted footage of that incidental to societal media, but denied it was him driving the car.

FIA Formula 2 Championship brag Bruno Michel intimated Cordeel could look further sanctions.

"It's astir apt thing that volition person to beryllium discussed with the FIA, to spot however to woody with it and whether to bash thing special," said Michel.

"We can't disregard that fact, that's for sure. I can't truly reply your question, but it's thing we decidedly request to sermon with the FIA, to spot however to grip it."

It comes conscionable days aft confirmation that Cordeel volition contention a 2nd FIA Formula 2 Championship run successful 2023.

He'll determination from Van Amersfoort Racing to Virtuosi Racing wherever he'll articulation Australia's Jack Doohan.

Cordeel's debut play saw him assertion 26 points connected his mode to 17th successful the championship.

He missed the British Grand Prix aft accumulating excessively galore punishment points.

In what was a lacklustre season, the Belgian operator recovered signifier successful the last 3 rounds wherever helium finished a season-best 5th successful the penultimate race.

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