A British man who walked across the track during Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix has been charged with committing a rash act.
Twenty-seven-year-old Yogvitam Pravin Dokia jumped the barrier underneath the Esplanade Bridge and cross the track. The incident triggered a safety car, with the intruder being forced to up his pace and run across the circuit as Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari approached.
The Straits Times reported Dokia appeared in court on Tuesday and was offered bail of 15,000 Singapore dollars (£6,800), but told the judge he could not afford the sum because he is not working. He will next appear in court on October 6. Local media reported the offence could carry a maximum prison term of six months.
The track invader spent 53 seconds on track before finding a gap in the fence and leaving the circuit. Earlier this season a man invaded the track during practice in China before entering the pits, saying he wanted to drive one of the cars.
It was the first time a fan has interfered in a grand prix since the 2003 British Grand Prix, when a defrocked priest ran along the Hangar Straight before being hauled off the circuit by marshals. In 2000, a disgruntled Mercedes-Benz employee cost Mika Hakkinen and McLaren victory at the German Grand Prix when he ran across the track and triggered a safety car.