Madness at Silverstone. Activists threatened riders, Hamilton supported the protest – PRAVDA.sk

English police detained seven people who broke into the Silverstone circuit during Sunday’s Formula 1 British Grand Prix. It was a protest against the oil industry. TASR, SITA, Pravda 04/07/2022 08:45, updated: 12:26 Photo: SITA/AP, Matt Dunham The start of the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. The incident happened shortly after the race was suspended due to a serious accident involving Chinese rider Chou Kuan-yum. “I’m really disappointed that a group of people ignored our previous warnings and decided to enter the track which was very dangerous. Fortunately we had a plan in place for this too and we got everyone off the circuit and detained them,” said Inspector Tom Thompson from Northamptonshire Police. . She had advance information about the planned protest. Their gesture was met with clear disapproval from the audience. On the contrary, their arrest was applauded. Watch the videos: BREAKING
Née images have been released of the mProtesters’ in the #Silverstone GP.Dangerous act and should be dealt with consequences, put themselves and others at risk⛔️#news #F1 #Silverstone #Racing #BreakingNews #BritishGP #Protest #Viral pic.twitter .com/FqyEYDR44J — F1Extra (@f1_extra) July 3, 2022 After Chou’s accident, the race had to be stopped for 53 minutes and protesters broke through the barriers onto the track moments after the marshals stopped the cars with red flags. The Chinese escaped from the accident without serious injuries. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who finished third, expressed his support for the group of people who lay down on the track. “Thumbs up for them. I approve of the protest itself, but not the way they chose to do it. They endangered the safety of themselves and others,” Hamilton said. F1 Calendar & Results 2022 Date, Venue, Race Time/Winner Name March 20 Bahrain GP Charles Leclerc March 27 Saudi Arabian GP Max Verstappen April 10 Australian GP Charles Leclerc April 24 Emilia Romagna GP Max Verstappen May 8 Miami GP Max Verstappen May 22 Spanish Grand Prix Max Verstappen May 29 Monaco Grand Prix Sergio Pérez June 12 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Max Verstappen June 19 Canadian Grand Prix Max Verstappen July 3 British Grand Prix Carlos Sainz July 10 Austrian Grand Prix 15:00 July 24 French Grand Prix 15:00 July 31 Hungarian WC 15:00 August 28 Belgian WC 15:00 September 4 Dutch WC 15:00 September 11 Italian WC 15:00 September 25 Russian WC – canceled without compensation October 2 Singapore WC 14:00 October 9 Japanese WC 7:00 October 23 USA WC 21:00 October 30 Mexico GP 21:00 November 13 Sao Paulo GP 19:00 November 20 Abu Dhabi GP 2:00 PM Standings F1: Standings (after 10 of 22 races): 1. Max Verstappen 181 points, 2. Sergio Pérez 147, 3. Charles Leclerc 138, 4. Carlos Sainz 127 , 5. George Russell 111, 6. Lewis Hamilton 93, 7. Lando Norris 58, 8. Valtteri Bottas 46, 9. Esteban Ocon 39, 10. Fernando Alonso 28, 11. Kevin Magnussen 16, 12. Pierre Gasly 16, 13 Sebastian Vettel 15, 14. Daniel Ricciardo 15, 15. Júki Cunoda 11, 16. Chou Kuan-yüm 5, 17. Mick Schumacher 4, 18. Alexander Albon 3, 19. Lance Stroll 3, 20. Nicholas Latifi 0. Cup constructors: 1. Red Bull 328 points, 2. Ferrari 265, 3. Mercedes 204, 4. McLaren 73, 5. Alpine 67, 6. Alfa Romeo 51, 7. AlphaTauri 27, 8. Haas 20, 9. Aston Martin 18 , 10. Williams 3.