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Latifi hired security detail after Abu Dhabi GP death threats

Nicholas Latifi has revealed that he was forced to employ a security detail to protect him after receiving death threats in the wake of last December's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi's crash in the closing stages of F1's title decider triggered the safety car and a change of procedure that led to Max Verstappen snatching the title from Lewis Hamilton after a one-lap shootout between the two drivers. In the aftermath of the race, the Williams driver was targeted and bullied on social media by those who saw the Williams driver as the source of Hamilton's defeat. But when the threats escalated, the Canadian took matters into his own hands. ©Instagram "It sounds silly to some people, but...
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