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Climate activists take responsibility for Formula E grid invasion

As the second Formula E Grand Prix of the weekend was beginning around the Berlin Templehof Airport Circuit on Sunday, climate activists jumped onto the starting grid, attempting to blockade the cars. The five protestors, wearing t-shirts emblazoned with slogans, climbed the debris fence as the cars were lining up in their grid positions, forcing security personnel to react swiftly. Officials removed the protestors, who were formally arrested by police, but the race was delayed by over six minutes due to the incident, with Envision’s Nick Cassidy eventually taking the victory.  Last Generational (Letzte Generation), a German group of “climate justice activists”, claimed...
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