News Details

Lewis Hamilton says FIA president's promise ‘doesn't mean anything to me'

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has spoken against the recent wave of social media abuse, pledging to do as much as he possibly can to help against the online trolls after a steward received death threats earlier this week. Silvia Bellot was part of the stewarding team that awarded Fernando Alonso his 30-second post-race penalty in Austin, which was later rescinded. The decision making that day from the stewards was heavily criticised, but Bellot was subjected to a level of online abuse that no one should ever have to encounter. Ben Sulayem has called for every motorsport organisation and every country involved with the FIA to come together in a joint effort against online abuse,...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FIA president speaks out on online abuse after Lewis...

After two years full of vile online abuse directed at both drivers, teams...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Ben Sulayem: Time for all of us to unite against...

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem warned this week that online abuse,...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

FIA declares war on online abuse and we've signed up

The FIA is going to war against online abuse spawned by keyboard warriors...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

FIA steps up efforts to tackle online abuse

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says the motorsport's governing body...
3y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Pirelli outlines 2026 MotoGP test plans ahead of 2027...

Pirelli has officially outlined when it plans to test its new MotoGP...

F1 World Champion Lando Norris offered MotoGP...

F1 World Champion Lando Norris has been offered an opportunity to ride a...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Project One confirms WRC27 entry

Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen alongside former...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I don't want to leave' – Arsenal star ends all...

Gabriel Jesus has delivered a powerful statement of intent regarding his...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal star faces extended spell on sidelines as...

Arsenal have been dealt another frustrating injury blow, with Kai Havertz...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Chelsea put 8 million bid on the table in attempt to...

Chelsea have reportedly put up a 8 million bid for AS Saint-Etienne...
18m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Friday links: Arsenal in the Community, Merino,...

Morning. We'll wait to hear from Mikel Arteta this morning about injury...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.