Motor racing-Australian GP admits security failures after fans invade track


Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - April 2, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Australian Grand Prix along with second placed Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso REUTERS/Darrian Traynor

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stewards have ordered Australian Grand Prix organisers to urgently produce a "remediation plan" after a large group of spectators invaded the track during the Formula One race at Albert Park on Sunday.

Spectators managed to break through security and access the track toward the end of the race, with some reaching the car driven by Haas's Nico Hulkenberg as it was parked at the exit of turn two.

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