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Mad dash spectator!

A spectator has been arrested after running across the track in to the Ferrari garage during second practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Having scaled a security fence standing at more than 10 feet tall, the spectator ran across the pit straight with Nico Hulkenberg's Force India having already exited the final corner. The fan then threw himself over the pit wall, before running across the active pit lane in to the Ferrari garage.

Once inside the garage, the spectator said he wanted to try out one of the cars, but was quickly apprehended by security and then arrested outside of the paddock.

Hulkenberg himself said he could clearly see the man crossing the track but told F1i "it wasn't that spectacular" from inside the car before insisting he has no concerns over security at the track following the incident.

By Chris Medland in Shanghai

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.