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British national Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia was arrested and
charged with committing a rash act as to endanger the personal
safety of the drivers after television pictures showed the
intruder strolling along the track as cars sped past.
"The accused's act was not only rash but was both selfish and
foolhardy," District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt said in a brief
statement on the decision, adding that Dhokia had admitted he
had wanted to film the race from the track.
"Any dangerous intrusion onto the race track can and could have
resulted in disastrous and fatal consequences."
Dhokia's lawyer Shashi Nathan told the court that his client's
actions were "a childish endeavor" and he did not intend to
disrupt the race or spoil the spectacle, according to the
Singapore-based Channel NewsAsia news channel.
Singapore Grand Prix organizers are considering tighter security
for next year's race, with higher fences and more marshals,
after this year's incident.
The race was won by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who was one of
several drivers to speed past Dhokia and alerted his engineers
of the intruder over his team radio.
(Reporting by Rujun Shen; Editing by John O'Brien)
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