After a nice stroll on the Marina Bay Street Circuit in the midst of a high-speed F1 race, Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia will now be doing his walkabouts within the confines of his cell in the upcoming weeks.
The 27-year-old British National was sentenced to 6 weeks in jail today after he pleaded guilty to committing a rash act, TODAY reports.
He arrived into the worldwide spotlight after wandering onto the racing track on the night of the Singapore Grand Prix final, narrowly avoiding F1 cars accelerating towards him. During his dangerous traipse, Dhokia used his mobile phone to snap pictures and record video clips.
In court, the clips he took were shown — marshals had been yelling at him to return to safety.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Marshall Lim also highlighted the danger Dhokia posed during the race. Apparently the section of the track he had breached had been “designed for high speed racing” and an accident would have been “catastrophic”, especially since F1 cars can reach top speeds of 275km/h. It’s pretty frickin’ fortunate that he managed to escape unscathed.
Dhokia’s inconsiderate stroll also possibly affected the race as his intrusion caused a safety car to be deployed, and that disrupted the strategies of the drivers and the respective racing teams.
It was also revealed why Dhokia could have done something as life-threatening as walking among the world’s fastest cars: anti-malaria drugs. He taken them ahead of his Vietnam trip, which was supposed to take place a few days after his Singapore visit. The Health Sciences Authority reported that the medication may have caused some side effects, including self-endangering or unusual behaviours.
The District Judge however also pointed out that Dhokia seemed “quite determined to breach the track”, point out to the CCTV footage of him climbing through a gap in a fence.
Photo: @F1; @officialminis via Twitter
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