SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Four Extinction Rebellion protesters have been arrested after gaining access to Sunday's closed-doors British Grand Prix and hanging a banner on the pit straight with the words "Act Now".
The four climate change protesters managed to break through Silverstone's security and hang the pink banner over advertising hoardings at the end of the pit straight. The banner was visible at the back of the shot on Formula One's world feed as the cars left the grid to start the race.
A statement on Extinction Rebellion's website said the aim of the protest was not to disrupt the race but to send a message that "the world is way off track to stop the climate and ecological emergency".