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  1. Sunracer

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    #1 Sunracer, Nov 3, 2015
    Singapore Grand Prix: British intruder Dhokia jailed - BBC News

    A British national who walked onto the track during the Singapore Grand Prix in September has been sentenced to six weeks in jail by a local court.

    Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia, 27, breached security fences and wandered onto the circuit, taking photographs while the Formula 1 race was under way.

    He pleaded guilty to committing a "rash act" and endangering drivers' safety.

    The six-week sentence was backdated to 16 October, as Dhokia voluntarily spent a period in custody while on bail.

    It is the first case of track intrusion in the Singapore Grand Prix.

    TV footage showed Dhokia entering the track through a gap in the Marina Bay circuit's fencing while cars sped at 280km/h (175mph).
    Image copyright BBC Sport
    Image caption Dhokia casually strolled against the flow of traffic

    Race-winner Sebastian Vettel was the first to raise the alarm, screaming: "There's a man on the track!"

    He told reporters Dhokia's actions were "pretty crazy", adding: "I saw him taking a picture. I hope it was a good one at least, I hope it was in focus."

    Announcing the sentence on Tuesday, Judge Chay Yuen Fatt said: "Any dangerous intrusion onto the race track can and could have resulted in disastrous and fatal consequences."

    Dhokia's lawyer told the court his client had not intended to "disrupt the race" but admitted his actions had been "childish".

    Singapore Grand Prix organisers are looking into tighter security for next year's race, with higher fences and more marshals.
     
  2. Mitch Alsup

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    #2 Mitch Alsup, Nov 3, 2015
    Play stupid games, pay stupid prices.......
     
  3. TheMayor

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    #3 TheMayor, Nov 3, 2015
    This guy got off easy. If someone had crashed because of him it could have been a disaster.

    He risked the lives of the drivers. This was not simply trespassing.
     
  4. LightGuy

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    #4 LightGuy, Nov 3, 2015
    I thought he was hitchhiking.
     
  5. daytona355

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    #5 daytona355, Nov 4, 2015
    How can he have a name like that, be caught on a track in Singapore, and be English? How strange... Total pillock
     
  6. Remy Zero

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    #6 Remy Zero, Nov 4, 2015
    Maybe an expat with PR?
     
  7. classic308

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    #7 classic308, Nov 4, 2015
    He's looking for the red bull engine supplier....
     
  8. 4rePhill

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    #8 4rePhill, Nov 4, 2015
    He's not English, he's a British National.

    That means he was born in territories overseas that belong/belonged to Britain and so has a British passport.
     
  9. daytona355

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    #9 daytona355, Nov 5, 2015
    What I meant more was just what are the odds, British but with a totally foreign name that sounds more Asian than anything, being a plank in Singapore! Maybe it's just me that thinks it's ironic. I always thought most Brit idiots wore football shirts, stunk of too much lager and had names like Gary and John (or drove for Mercedes and dyed their hair hahahhaha only joking)
     
  10. BigTex

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    #10 BigTex, Nov 5, 2015
    Indian...all the Krishnas around here have a name that sounds like that.....
     
  11. rmani

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    #11 rmani, Nov 5, 2015
    lol
     
  12. daytona355

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    #12 daytona355, Nov 5, 2015
    As he was English, more than likely on a pub crawl, and looking for a doorway somewhere to have a wee on his way
     
  13. Igor Ound

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    #13 Igor Ound, Nov 5, 2015
    I don't think that's enough to qualify as British National or 95% of people here would be British.
     
  14. Rosso328

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    #14 Rosso328, Nov 11, 2015
    The Commonwealth Passport was discontinued several years ago, but that would basically qualify you as a 'returning native' into any Commonwealth country, bypassing all those nasty Customs interrogations.

    But then, time marches on and Empires fade. (Sniff, sniff, sigh...)
     
  15. Fast_ian

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    #15 Fast_ian, Nov 11, 2015
    Mind me asking, where's "here"?

    I'm *way* out of touch, but thought Commonwealth passports were still around?

    ;)

    I guess the days of the sun never setting on the Empire are long gone. :(

    Cheers,
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  16. Igor Ound

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    #16 Igor Ound, Nov 11, 2015
    Here on Fchat ;)
     

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