George Russell says he has struggled to deal with abuse from fans as an F1 driver and wants it to be 'stamped out' Here's the full story ⬇️
F1’s surge in popularity in recent years has been accompanied by a polarisation of fan views in support of or in opposition to particular drivers, especially on social media.
“And I'm just sat in the car on the drivers’ parade. And it's quite a strange thing to comprehend that this 35-40 year old guy is booing at me when I don't even know him. I'm just trying to keep myself to myself and just trying to do my best every single race I go to and put on a good show and be polite and pleasant to everyone.
"I think it's clear that we all need to do more to stamp out all of the racism that is going around within not just the motorsport world, but society,” he said. “And I think it goes further than just this as well - social abuse that people receive online.
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