F1 British Grand Prix: 5 Best Moments at Silverstone

Mansell gives a lift to Senna
Mansell gives a lift to Senna

#4 Priest Protestor

Religious Protestor
The dancing priest

The 2003 British Grand Prix had a crazy incident where a priest was found running into the track turns out to be a protestor.

Neil Horan is a laicized Irish Roman Catholic priest is being referred as the dancing priest or the Grand Prix Priest after what he ran into the circuit wearing a kilt and waving a religious banner which stated “Read the Bible. The Bible is always right”.

This extraordinary incident happened at the 11th lap of the race on the Hangar straight course, one of the fastest sections of the race where cars travel at around 200mph.

“I could have killed the protestor,” said Mark Webber after the race who was so close to the dancing priest.

The religious protestor was running towards the car on track flats on, several drivers had to swerve around him until one brave track marshal tackled the priest and removed him off the track.

The priest-protestor was then sentenced to two months imprisonment for aggravated trespass.

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