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Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Lewis Hamilton backs climate protestors but Mercedes say no to on-track demonstrations

Lewis Hamilton is behind the cause of the protestors who tried to interrupt the British Grand Prix, but pleaded with them to avoid potentially-deadly track invasions.

Northamptonshire Police warned that they had received intelligence in advance that an "extremely dangerous" protest was planned. And that information was proven right, as a small group of people made their way onto the track at the start of the race.

Fortunately, the race had already been red-flagged after a huge crash at the first corner. It meant that by the time the cars reached those who had chosen to sit on the Wellington Straight, they were travelling at low speed.

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