Australia Grand Prix officials have admitted to safety and security failures after fans invaded the track at Albert Park
Footage on social media shows fans climbing trackside barriersStewards have ordered Australian Grand Prix organisers to urgently produce a “remediation plan” after a large group of spectators invaded the track during theSpectators managed to break through security and access the track towards the end of Sunday’s race, with some reaching the car driven by Haas’s Nico Hulkenberg as it was parked at the exit of turn two.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation fronted stewards and admitted to the safety and security failures, agreeing it was an “unacceptable situation that could have had disastrous consequences”.Organisers were told to provide a formal remediation plan to address the failures, including a review of the marshals protecting Hulkenberg’s car.
Stewards also requested that the FIA referred the incident to the governing body’s World Motor Sports Council to determine whether penalties should be applied.Organisers said a crowd of 131,124 attended Albert Park for Sunday’s race and a record total of 444,631 spectators across the race week. Red Bull’s reigning world champion Max Verstappen won the race which was plunged into late chaos by a slew of crashes and red flags.
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