F1 was shaken by a scandal. spectator scandal.
During the Austrian Grand Prix, some fans harassed other supporters with verbal abuse of a racist and homophobic nature.
Now Sebastian Vettel is demanding that those who have behaved badly be disciplined for life.
– Their behavior is terrible, he says.
Regarding the F1 race in the Austrian Grand Prix, there have been several messages on Twitter that some fans have behaved really badly, in the stands and in the camps surrounding the Red Bull ring. This information also came directly to the organizer.
This time around it wasn’t just whistles and whistles, Max Verstappen was exposed in the UK and Lewis Hamilton will be involved in the tracks where Red Bull has strong support. This time it’s about racist and homophobic attacks as well as other major verbal abuse.
– It’s good to get these things out, it’s a first step. It’s appalling, says Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel, who has won four World Cup titles with Red Bull.
But no matter who these people are, they should be ashamed and cut off from all races for the rest of their lives. There should be no tolerance. It’s okay to have fun and drink a lot, but that doesn’t justify or justify this type of behaviour.
Lewis Hamilton responded with a statement on social media where he wrote, among other things, that he was “disgusted and disappointed that some fans have experienced racist, homophobic and generally offensive behaviour”. He further wrote that Formula 1 should not be a catalyst for “fear and pain”.
Public scandal in Austria GP
Red Bull’s manager Christian Horner also criticizes how some fans behaved in the stable.
We drive as one unit and the fans are part of it, and we were shocked by the information that there were incidents of abusive behavior in the stands and in the fan zones, says Horner.
– This is unacceptable and we hope the authorities and security companies operating here will move quickly. There is no place for this kind of behavior either in the race or in society as a whole.
F1 also reacted strongly with a statement:
“We have received reports that some fans at the event were subjected to totally unacceptable comments from others.”
“We have raised this matter with the promoters and security forces and will speak with those who have reported these incidents, F1 is taking the matter very seriously. This kind of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated and all fans must be treated with respect.”
Short talk from Austria GP
Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have all been fined for having their coaches enter Park Fermi after the race, but before they are allowed to. The fine amount is set at SEK 100,000 and is charged if this happens multiple times.
Half of the season is set. Here is the situation:
Exactly halfway through the season, here’s how it goes# F1 pic.twitter.com/C3aWax29NE
– Formula 1 (@F1) 11 July 2022
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