Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: On 18 December 2007 , Hamilton was suspended from driving in France for a month after being caught speeding at 196 k on a French motorway .
Simplified: On 18 December 2007 , Hamilton was suspended from driving in France for one month . He had been caught speeding at 196 k on a French motorway .