Lewis Hamilton has been fine A$500 for driving infringements in Melb🐻ourne during the Austra💜lian Grand Prix weekend.

The McLaren driver was caught by police performing burnouts outside the padꦯdock at the wheel of his Mercedes, which was impo⛄unded by police as a result.

Hamilton apologised for his behaviour, wꩲhich he referred to as over-exuberant driving, but was charged with drꦏiving offences and the matter put before the courts.

Due to his preparations for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Hamilton didn't appear in court with lawyer Sandip Mukerjea🐻 revealing that the Briton had sent two letters to the cour🐭t to explain his absence.

While Hamilton ♔escaped a conviction, he was handed a fine and told by magistrate Clive Alsop that he should set a good exampleꦛ to youngsters with his behaviour.

"This is about somebody in a responsible position be🅺having like a hoon,"༺ he said.