Motorsports should be a safe and inclusive space. However, as it is with every sport, when emotions run high, people direct abuse and disrespect without any justification. Red Bull’s Head of Strategy Hannah Schmitz was at the receiving end of online abuse after yesterday’s race. Lewis Hamilton, however, jumped to her defense.

After yesterday’s race, a lot of fingers were pointed at Red Bull strategists. It is believed that AlphaTauri and Red Bull engineered Tsunoda’s issues. This allowed Max Verstappen to benefit from a late Safety Car and snatch a potential win away from Hamilton.

In the aftermath, Hannah Schmitz, received massive online backlash and hate. Lewis Hamilton, however, posted to Twitter in response to take Schmitz’s side.

“The language and hateful comments directed at Red Bull‘s Head of Strategy Hannah Schmitz is intolerable and should not be condoned. This sport is cut-throat, and you have to be ready for absolutely anything, and that’s what she did today.”

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Fans also came to Schmitz’s defense. In addition, they also showered her with praise for the strategy decisions she took to ensure that Red Bull maximized the points they took away from the Dutch Grand Prix.

Fans join Lewis Hamilton to support and praise Hannah Schmitz as Red Bull Strategy genius assures Max Verstappen home GP win

On the other end of the spectrum, fans have come out to show their support for the Red Bull Head of Strategy. Hannah is one of the few women who have made it to the very zenith in Formula 1. For this, she was hailed by the fans as an inspiration.

Fans were also quick to recognize her alongside the likes of Christian Horner and Adrian Newey.

Schmitz has played a very important role in ensuring that both Verstappen and Perez enjoy the maximum opportunities to get ahead in the Championship. Her contributions have been coming into the limelight with Red Bull’s dominance in Formula 1 this season.

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Irrespective of the circumstances, no one deserves to receive online abuse and hate for what they do. However, the incidents of yesterday have attracted the watchful eyes of many fans. Was there some mischief played by Red Bull and AlphaTauri?