![]() ![]() On Monday, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told BBC Radio 4 that the abuse of his driver was “not acceptable” and promised to “react to it.” It comes a week after three England players – Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka – were subjected to racist abuse after missing penalties during the Euro 2020 final against Italy. “Formula 1, the FIA, the drivers and the teams are working to build a more diverse and inclusive sport, and such unacceptable instances of online abuse must be highlighted and eliminated.” “These people have no place in our sport and we urge that those responsible should be held accountable for their actions,” it read. Hamilton’s team Mercedes, Formula 1 and the sports’ governing body FIA also released a joint statement condemning the racist abuse “in the strongest possible terms.” “We will take decisive and swift action on any account that breaks our rules.” “We have clear abusive behaviour and hateful conduct policies in place and we take enforcement of these policies very seriously,” a Twitter spokesperson told CNN Sport. Meanwhile, Twitter said that racist behavior “has no place” on its platform and strongly condemned the abuse Hamilton received. “No single thing will fix this challenge overnight but we’re committed to the work to keep our community safe from abuse.” “In addition to our work to remove comments and accounts that repeatedly break our rules, there are safety features available, including Comment Filters and Message Controls, which can mean no one has to see this type of abuse,” a Facebook company spokesperson told CNN Sport. The seven-time world champion fought back from a 10-second penalty to clinch victory following a controversial collision with rival Max Verstappen, which left the Red Bull driver in hospital.įacebook, which also owns Instagram, said it had removed a number of comments from its platform in relation to Hamilton, who has been a huge advocate for diversity and the Black Lives Matter movement, and called the abuse “unacceptable.” Lewis Hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after winning his eighth British Grand Prix on Sunday. ![]()
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