Man Who Ran Across Track During F1 Race Jailed For 6 Weeks
By Paulo Acoba
If you happen to find yourself running across a Formula 1 track with cars approaching 200 MPH whizzing by you, you’re gonna have a bad time.
Earlier in September during the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix F1 race held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, everything was business as usual during race day when all of a sudden there was a bit of debris on the track in the form of a live human being taking a stroll. According to Channel News Asia on their report earlier today (Nov. 3, 2015) British national Yogivitam Pravin Dhokia, the man found walking across the track during the race, was sentenced to 6 weeks in prison for his actions. You can check out that video posted below.
S’pore #GP track intruder gets 6 weeks’ jail for committing a rash act. Full story: https://t.co/KeLy3p7oSa pic.twitter.com/qxEpDj7xSm
— TODAY (@TODAYonline) November 3, 2015
British national who walked onto track during Singapore GP in September, sentenced to six weeks in jail #f1 #SkyF1https://t.co/63etNueht8
— Russ (@RussPLFC) November 3, 2015
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It was lap 37 of the race when CCTV footage caught Yogivitam taking a stroll on the side of the track. Normally drivers don’t expect to see such a distraction so it would be hard to gauge what was going through their mind or what they were thinking as they avoided hitting him. A safety car thankfully was called out as he was escorted off the track. The speedway is for racing cars only and human contact would surely mean serious injury and most likely death if impact happened at full speed. Talk about an insurance nightmare.
The reason for his weird reaction during raceday? Anti-malaria medication is being cited by his lawyer for Yogivitam’s unusual behaviour as blood samples taken shortly after the incident revealed. According to his lawyer, “Dhokia also suffers from hypothyroidism, eczema, asthma and hay fever, and had packed medication for all of these.”
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It’s an unfortunate event and Singapore’s justice system isn’t known for being lenient to its criminals in sentencing. It could’ve been considerably worse as a fine and six months in jail was definitely on the cards. Do you guys think the punishment fits the crime? Comment below with your reaction.