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FIA president speaks out on online abuse after Lewis Hamilton comments

After two years full of vile online abuse directed at both drivers, teams and FIA personnel, as well as incidents amongst fans at races, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is set to announce a programme to tackle such behaviour. 2022 hasn't been a year for Formula 1 to be proud of, with the online landscape having become one of toxicity, to the point where Lewis Hamilton has suggested that everyone should 'come off' social media. It comes as a result of daily threats and online abuse members of the F1 community have been victims of, for simply stating their opinion or highlighting what team or driver they support. In a world of supposed ‘free speech', no such thing appears...
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