Saturday December 16th, 2000
Robert Sehli, the man who jumped onto the track during the 2000 German Grand Prix at the Hockenheim circuit, has been awarded economical compensation from Mercedes-Benz.
The 47-year old former employee of the German car manufacturer forced his way through the fences to reach the track and, wearing a white coat with anti-Mercedes messages on it, he wandered around the circuit, forcing the safety car to be deployed.
Sehli, who claimed he had being unfairly fired by Mercedes-Benz after 22 years with the company, will be granted a financial compensation of almost $12,000 after a French court ruled in his favour.