{"id":24676,"date":"2023-04-18T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=24676"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T13:32:45","slug":"bans-to-be-issued-over-australian-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/bans-to-be-issued-over-australian-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Bans to be issued over Australian Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The organisers of the Australian Grand Prix came under fire from Formula 1 officials after a track invasion occurred at the end of the event, risking lives as cars were still running around the circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage circulating online showed fans jumping over a barrier near the pit lane exit, with other scaling the fence, as they ran towards the finish line to witness the post-race celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six people are believed to have instigated the situation, with officials considering lifetime bans from the event for those behind the chaotic scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll look at the powers we have and Victoria Police have under the major sporting events act that we operate under, as well as the Grand Prix act,\u201d Tom Mottram, general manager of operations at the Australian Grand Prix, told regional publication The Age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOnce the floodgates opened, unfortunately you\u2019ve got to kind of run with it and manage it accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ve identified five or six persons of interest who breached the track early, and we want to be talking to them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not something we will ever tolerate or accept and people need to realise this was a very dangerous undertaking that occurred.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll find out what was the understanding or motive, and whether it\u2019s something they did with malicious intent or they subconsciously found themselves in that position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to jump to any conclusions until we\u2019ve had an opportunity to chat to them,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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