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Protesters facing prison sentence after endangering F1 drivers

The Just Stop Oil protesters who stormed onto the Silverstone International Circuit on the opening lap of last season's British Grand Prix have all been convicted following a two-week trial and will be sentenced on March 31. Of the six members convicted, Emily Brocklebank, 24, Alasdair Gibson, 22, Louis McKechnie, 22, Bethany Mogie, 40, and Joshua Smith, 29, were the five in particular who broke onto the circuit and sat down the Wellington Straight, much to the shock of passing drivers. The sixth member to be convicted, David Baldwin, 47, had glued himself to a nearby circuit carpark, whilst holding a Just Stop Oil banner. Their decision to storm onto a live circuit was ridiculous and...
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