Shanghai International Circuit on alert after Formula One fan’s track dash

Security at the Shanghai International Circuit has been beefed up after a Formula One ’fan’ was arrested following a death-defying dash across the track during yesterday’s practice session.

The local man, in possession of a grandstand ticket that overlooks the pits, initially scaled 10-foot high catch fencing that runs along the main straight.

With cars flashing by at speeds of over 200mph, the spectator picked his moment to dart over the starting grid as a Sauber had just passed by and with a Force India approaching in the background.