F1 News Lewis Hamilton criticizes F1 s We Race As One campaign after abusive behavior from fans at 2022 Austrian GP
F1 News: Lewis Hamilton criticizes F1's 'We Race As One' campaign after abusive behavior from fans at 2022 Austrian GP Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
Afterwards they were given VIP paddock passes by racing, met their favourite drivers and also got to visit the garage. fans and were among those who were subjected to abuse from others in the crowd at the .Afterwards they were given VIP paddock passes by racing, met their favourite drivers and also got to visit the garage. He said: “I’ve not given huge amount of thought in terms of coming up with solutions for what the sport should do. It goes back to some of the messaging we talked about in terms of the stuff we also need to do here within the sport, which is commit more to diversity and inclusion within our industry, because that then reflects the direction we are going in and it also often reflects what our fanbase looks like. It’s time for action.” He added: “We Race As One was all good and well, but it was just words. It didn’t actually do anything. There was no funding towards anything, no programme to actually create change and spark that conversation. So we definitely need to utilise our platforms, as I just mentioned, but we really have to step up and actually really start actioning some of the things we are saying. Just saying ‘it’s not enough, it’s unacceptable’ is not enough.”
It s not enough it s unacceptable - Lewis Hamilton criticizes F1 s We Race As One campaign after abusive behavior from fans at 2022 Austrian GP
Lewis Hamilton came out hard against F1's inclusivity campaign for lack of action Lewis Hamilton has come down hard on F1 after reports of multiple incidents of racial, sexual, and homophobic abuse from the crowds in the grandstand. On the first two days of the F1 Austrian GP, multiple spectators shared horrific accounts on social media where they were subjected to abuse. F1 was quick to put out a statement that such acts would not be tolerated. Lewis Hamilton, too, expressed disgust at such incidents taking place in the grandstands and called for immediate action against people found guilty of inappropriate behavior. The seven-time world champion also took aim at F1's "We Race As One" campaign and demanded that the sport take more action rather than issue tokenistic statements. also talked about how there weren't any funds allocated to any program after the "We Race As One" campaign. fans and were among those who were subjected to abuse from others in the crowd at the .Afterwards they were given VIP paddock passes by racing, met their favourite drivers and also got to visit the garage. fans and were among those who were subjected to abuse from others in the crowd at the .Afterwards they were given VIP paddock passes by racing, met their favourite drivers and also got to visit the garage. He said: “I’ve not given huge amount of thought in terms of coming up with solutions for what the sport should do. It goes back to some of the messaging we talked about in terms of the stuff we also need to do here within the sport, which is commit more to diversity and inclusion within our industry, because that then reflects the direction we are going in and it also often reflects what our fanbase looks like. It’s time for action.” He added: “We Race As One was all good and well, but it was just words. It didn’t actually do anything. There was no funding towards anything, no programme to actually create change and spark that conversation. So we definitely need to utilise our platforms, as I just mentioned, but we really have to step up and actually really start actioning some of the things we are saying. Just saying ‘it’s not enough, it’s unacceptable’ is not enough.”