“Don’t put your life in danger,” Silverstone boss begs protestors
A year ago, Just Stop Oil protestors came onto the track during the fꦑirst lap. A major incident was avoided.
Protestors have since interrupted The Ashes, the World Snooker Championships and the Premiership r🌱ugby final.
"The fundamental difference here is that you are not putting your life in danger when yo𓆏u run on the pitch at Lord's,” said Stuart Pringle, managing director of Silverstone.
“You are not putting your life in danger when you sit on a snooker 𝄹table or protest at a flower show.
"A motor racing track is not the place to go. It is extraordinarily dangerous and people will be putting lives at risk if they go there, and any sensible, right-𒉰thinking person can extrapolate what th෴e ultimate risk here is.
"My strong, strong message is: 'Do not put your life in daღnger. This is not the place to go and sit on a floor'.
“It ꧙is absolute madness if someone climbs on to a live racing track.
"We have no specific intelligence, buཧt we will plan for the worst and hopཧe for the best."
Lando Norris added: "Of course, it iꦜs a concern because ꧅it's a stupid thing to do to put your life in danger with cars driving around.
“It is also a very s💜elfish thing to do because of the consequences it could have on the person that drives the car.
"Everyon෴e has a right to protest and I guess there are good ways of doing it and worse ways.
“I just hope people are smart enough not to do it. There are much safer ways to get just as much atte♉ntion."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sport🍒s, to football, to F1.
