GO-KARTER HANDED 15-YEAR BAN

An Italian driver who threw part of his gokart at a rival during a world championship final, repeatedly crossed the track during the race, and then came to blows with his racing rival afterwards, has been banned for 15 years by the sport's governing body. Luca Corberi waited by the side of the track after being shunted out of the KZ final in northern Italy last October before hurling his kart's front fairing at rival Paolo Ippolito as he approached at a speed of 100 km/h. The FIA'S international tribunal said the 23-year-old also physically attacked Ippolito after the race, with the fathers of both karters also joining in the melee. The incident, widely shared on various social media platforms, prompted 2009 Formula One world champion Jenson Button to call for a life ban. Corberi announced afterwards that he was retiring from motorsports.