F1 British GP track invaders appear in court: Risk of “serious harm” to drivers

Just Stop Oil protesters have appeared in court after they invaded the Silverstone F1 track at last year’s British Grand Prix.
British GP track invaders appear in court: Risk of “serious harm” to drivers

Prosecutors have claimed that they caused “an immediate risk of se❀rious harm to F1 drivers and nearby race marshals last July.

Dur𓄧ing the opening lap of the 2022 British GP, five𒆙 of the six protesters took to the track.

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Fortunately, the red flag period caused by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu’s horrific shunt meant thaওt the protesters didn’t directly disrupt the race and they were escorted off the track.

A jury at Northampton Crown Court was shown footage of AlphaTauri’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon passing the💜 five individuals on the Wellington Straight on Lap 1 at Silverstone♔.

David Baldwin, 47, Emiꦑly Br♔ocklebank, 24, Alasdair Gibson, 22, Louis McKechnie, 22, Bethany Mogie, 40, and Joshua Smith, 29, have all denied “public nuisance” at the famous British circuit.

While o♛nly five of the six actually entereꦬd the circuit itself, Baldwin was found in the nearby car park with a Just Stop Oil banner, glue and other materials.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W13. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W13. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, British Grand…

The prosecutor, Simon Jones, told 🍷the court on Wednesday: “This case c🙈oncerns the actions of six Just Stop Oil protesters.

“The prosecution say th✅at these defendants committed a crimi🦋nal act of public nuisance. As events unfolded, the F1 Grand Prix had started and it was under a red flag after a serious accident had occurred at the very start.

“Each of these defendants were present at Silverstone and they were intent on causing a disruption to the race. It is not in dispute that five of the defendants in this case - all of them save for David Baldwin - made it on to the race track and the🐷y did not have permission to be there.

“There is n🌸o dispute as to that, and they sat down in front of the ongoing cars - F1 motor racing cars. They will inevitably say that this was done as an act of protest and in order to bring publicity to the cause and demand they make – of no new oil and gas l🔥icences.”

“You will then see two F1 racing cars driving past the protesters… while five of the defendants were on the track. You will see marshals having to run on to the track and drag the protesඣters𝐆 off to the side.

“The prosecution say that there was clearly an immediate risk of serious ha🦹rm being caused. Plainly they could have been str✨uck by fast-moving vehicles with obvious severe consequences. We say that their actions also caused risk to the drivers themselves and the marshals.”

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