Max Verstappen thinks social media platforms must do more to address the growing troll problem, which is also affecting F1
Red Bull and its principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz found itself in the firing line from some fans after last weekend’s Zandvoort race amid wild conspiracy theories surroundingThe Japanese’s late race stoppage on track, and the way he returned to the pits and then went out on circuit again before finally stopping for good and bringing out a VSC, prompted claims that he had deliberately tried to helpThe conspiracies, and especially the nature of some of the online abuse aimed at Schmitz,...
Verstappen has echoed AlphaTauri’s stance and says it was ‘ridiculous’ how some fans had acted after the race. “It’s not correct,” he said ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. “I’m happy they put that statement out, as we have done with other things as well to address things. “But at the end of the day these things shouldn’t even happen in the first place. First of all, to think about these kind of things is already ridiculous. Why would you even think something like that is possible in this sport? And then that individuals get hated on. It is absolutely beyond me how anyone can do that.”
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