Lewis Hamilton Racially Harassed on Social Media After British Grand Prix Win

Lewis Hamilton Racially Harassed on Social Media After British Grand Prix Win

Lewis Hamilton, the British driver from the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, after winning the British GP, received racial treatment from social media users, this was criticized by many parties. The impact of Max Verstappen's crash with Lewis Hamilton has been the target of racist abuse on social media following his victory at the British Grand Prix on Sunday 18 july 2021

Hamilton received a 10-second penalty after colliding with rival Max Verstappen during the first lap of the race, which saw the Dutchman crash out.

Mercedes, F1 and the governing body FIA condemned the abuse "in the strongest possible terms". "These people have no place in our sport," read a joint statement "We urge those responsible to be held accountable for their actions.

"Formula One, the FIA, drivers and teams are working to build a more diverse and inclusive sport, and examples of unacceptable online harassment must be highlighted and eliminated."

Toto Wolff Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team boss condemns racism towards Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
team principal Toto Wolff told BBC Radio 4's Today programme:
"We've seen it in football at the European Championships and the abuse is completely unacceptable, and the same thing yesterday, and I still question if some people don't understand.
"This is unacceptable and we will react to it."

Verstappen's team, Red Bull Racing, said they were "disgusted and saddened" by the abuse directed at Hamilton "Although we may be fierce rivals on track, we are all united against racism," the team said in a statement.
"We condemn racist abuse of any kind against our team, our competitors and our fans. "There was never an excuse for that, of course there is no place for that in our sport and those responsible should be held accountable."

Racist abuse directed at Hamilton during and after the British Grand Prix is ​​unacceptable and we have removed a number of comments from Instagram. "In addition to our work to remove comments and accounts that repeatedly violate our rules, there are security features available, including comment filters and message controls, which means no one should see this type of abuse.

"Nothing will solve this challenge overnight, but we are committed to the work to keep our community safe from abuse."

Verstappen was taken to hospital for preventive checks after suffering the impact of 51G in the crash, but was later released without serious injuries.

Hamilton's 10-second penalty saw him drop to fourth after his pit stop but the seven-times world champion bounced back to overtake Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with two laps to go to seal victory.

Verstappen later called Hamilton "disrespectful" and "unsportsmanlike" for celebrating victory while the Dutchman lay in hospital.

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[alejandrotobienne]

They gonna be really racist when he wins his 8th.

[kerrygalloway]

This overshadows anything that happens on the track. What does ethnic background have to do with two F1 drivers doing their best to win? As soon as the outcome doesn’t go Verstappen fans way, they resort to racist behavior? We all know the history of America. Apparently, it’s the same across the pond. It’s a damn shame. Drivers are dealing with racing, man to man. If one of them is black, then they aren’t suppose to win otherwise racist behavior kicks in. Man to man is fine but when people try to make someone less entitled because of race, it says more about them than it does about Lewis!