I think we can all see the excitement for Formula One, a younger audience on average coming to the track,” Vettel said. “I think there has been a shift in fan base. It’s not like it’s happening every weekend, but these abuses should never happen on track and if you behave like that you should be banned.”įour-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel praised those who reported the abuse, which he believes has been prevalent for years but now brought to light by a social-media savvy younger fan base. “There should be accountability for such abuses. “What we saw last weekend is sad and I don’t think it represents the core value of our sport and the true fans,” Gasly said.
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There must be 1,000 partners within the F1 organization, or hundreds maybe, and it’s about accountability with all those.”įrench driver Pierre Gasly agreed on life bans for those caught abusing others. “Every team, every company here, can do more. “I think football has done some positive things, in terms of the announcements they made before,” Hamilton said.
Soccer tries to combat crowd abuse by broadcasting anti-discrimination messages before matches. Your words are powerful and you have a responsibility also to the readers.”į1 should “continue to take a stand” against such behavior, Hamilton added, and noted soccer has taken proactive measures. “Not only us, the sport, but (media) that are coming that write and report what is happening here. I know Formula One and Stefano are really focused on doing more, and definitely taking it serious especially after the last race," said Hamilton, who added the entire industry must do its part. Hamilton, who was jeered when he crashed his Mercedes during a practice in Austria, said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is working on a solution. I think a few fans shouldn’t even be allowed to embarrass our sport like that." “We should hopefully ban them for life, don’t welcome them again. As simple as that," said Perez of Red Bull. “Those fans don’t represent us as a sport, they don’t share our values and they’re not welcome here.
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F1 condemned the behavior hours before the start of the race and said it had discussed the problems with the race promoter F1's statement did not offer fans a mechanism to report problems during the race.Īs the series shifted to the French Grand Prix, Perez and Hamilton were among the many drivers Thursday who insisted the poor behavior must be firmly addressed. PARIS – Sergio Perez called for lifetime bans for abusive fans at Formula One races and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton urged the community to band together to stamp out the boorish behavior spotlighted at recent events.ĭrivers were shocked at the Austrian Grand Prix two weeks ago when fans used social media to make F1 aware of rampant harassment, sexism, racism, and homophobia in the grandstands of the Red Bull Ring.
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