Infuriated Twitteratti Slam Lewis Hamilton & Co. As F1 Initiates New Campaign Against Inappropriate Fan Behavior

Formula 1 has grown in multi-folds over the last few years and has a bigger audience than ever before. At each F1 Grand Prix, the sport witnesses record-breaking numbers in attendance and viewership. However, it has not always been a smooth sailing experience for F1 fans who visit the track to cheer on their favorite driver.

Recently, at the Austrian GP, many F1 followers in the grandstands were subject to harassment by other supporters at the track. Such kind of behavior is completely against the spirit of F1 and the management has taken action against this.

A campaign named ‘Drive It Out’ is launched ahead of the Hungarian GP which signifies a zero-tolerance policy towards any kind of abuse. On all social media channels, F1 joined hands with each constructor on the grid and uploaded a video featuring all 20 drivers to take a stand against abuse.

The official F1 statement read “Formula 1 is all about competition and rivalries, but also respect. Respect as competitors. Respect for our fans. Respect for the whole F1 family. Abuse of any kind is not welcome online, or anywhere in F1. We are united and ask you all to join us in driving this out of all sport and society.”

“We have a duty to call this out and say “no more” Those who hide behind social media with abusive and disrespectful views are not our fans. If you cannot be respectful, then don’t be part of our sport. Drive It Out. Together.”

Mercedes ace, George Russell further shed light on it by sharing on his feed “Abuse of any kind has no place in F1. If you see inappropriate behaviour, report it. If you’re being targeted, reach out. We all love this sport, so let’s look after each other.”

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The sport aims to lead by example and is making efforts to help the fans who attend a Grand Prix. It is crucial to separate such behavior from F1, and the drivers are a classic example of this. We have seen so many duels between racing drivers, but that does not mean that they abuse each other off the track. There is mutual respect among all of them and that is a great example for the F1 community.

F1 Fans not happy with the Drive It Out campaign

This is not the first time that the management has launched a campaign to show its support against injustices. In 2020, F1 launched the ‘We Race As One’ campaign to stand against inequality and promote diversity. Nonetheless, those are two issues that still to date live in the pinnacle of motorsport.

As a result, it infuriated F1 Twitter to see the ‘Drive It Out’ campaign when they demanded action and not another hashtag.

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One can be a Max Verstappen fan or a Lewis Hamilton fan, but everyone needs to remember that, above all, they are a Formula 1 fan. We hope to see this fresh initiative by the premier racing league bring a change in the fan experience who spends their invaluable money to tune into the racing action.