Unrest in England - the army called in

 

The army will stop activists at F1  

 

Philip Edvardsson  

 

Updated 02:19 | Published 00:23  

 

Wimbledon has been postponed.  

 

During Saturday, Britain's former finance minister was affected.  

 

Now there are concerns that activists will disrupt Sunday's F1 race at Silverstone - that's why the army has been called in, reports the Daily Mail.  

 

Hundreds of thousands of spectators will visit Silverstone on Sunday to watch Max Verstappen start from pole position.  

 

As extra icing on the cake, Hollywood star Brad Pitt is on hand to record the F1 film "Apex" - parallel to the real competition.  

 

Brad Pitt on location at Silverstone. Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images  

 

The organizers are concerned that activists will try to get onto the pitch, or disrupt the event in any way.  

Now they are taking action.  

 

High security level  

 

According to the Daily Mail, in addition to regular security personnel and police, 100 soldiers from the army will be on site.  

 

Max Verstappen starts from pole position in Sunday's race, which starts at 3 p.m. Photo: Xavi Bonilla/DPPI/Shutterstock  

 

In addition, the level of security has been increased where facial recognition and even more thorough bag searches are applied.  

 

"We need to work together to ensure the weekend passes without major disruption," said Silverstone chief executive Stuart Pringle earlier this week.  

 

Hit the wedding on Saturday 

 

Recently, activists from the organization "Just stop oil" attacked Wimbledon.

 

Activists storm the Wimbledon court. Photo: EUROSPORT 

 

During the match between the Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov and the Japanese Sho Shimabukuro, two people ran onto the court and each threw out a cardboard box with puzzles and confetti.  

 

The two and another person were arrested a short time later.  

 

But it is not only athletes who are attacked. When George Osborne, Britain's former Chancellor of the Exchequer, got married on Saturday, he and his wife had orange confetti thrown at them as they left the church.  

 

"Just stop oil" did not confirm they were behind it, but admitted that Osborne bears a lot of responsibility for the government's inaction on climate change.  

 

Activists throw confetti at George Osborne, Britain's former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his new wife Thea Rogers as they leave the church. Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images