British police said they have credible intelligence a group of protesters are planning to disrupt the Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend and issued a pre-emptive warning on Friday by telling them not to put themselves or drivers at risk. With a record three-day attendance of 400,000 expected to descend on the circuit 90 minutes outside London, the race is one of the British summer's sporting highlights and has in the past been a magnet for protesters. Two years ago police arrested four people after protestors displayed a banner for climate action group Extinction Rebellion during the British Grand Prix. The race was closed to spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that will not...
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