Barrichello wins court case against Google

Rubens Barrichello

A judge has ordered Google Brasil to pay US$118,000 to Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello for failing to remove from social networking sites fake profiles that mocked the Brazilian.

The judge says Google took too long to remove the profiles after being notified by Barrichello.

Despite a successful F1 career, the Williams driver has always been criticized by some fans in Brazil for the time he was Ferrari's second driver and accepted the team's decision to constantly help then-teammate Michael Schumacher.

The decision was made in a Sao Paulo tribunal court was announced on Monday, local time.