FIA responds to booing of Verstappen and Horner: 'Disappointed of tribalist reaction'
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At the F1 75 event, Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen and Christian Horner did not received the warmest of welcomes. The driver and the team principal were booed in London. The FIA have now responded to the matter.
At the event hosted in London, many fans decided to voice their opinion's on Verstappen and Horner. Following the event, the FIA reacted to what happened at the O2 Arena, although it was organised by F1 and not the federation itself. The FIA also recently published statistics about drivers getting insulted, therefore the it has been on their agenda to tackle this issue in motorsport. Jos Verstappen also shared his thoughts on the matter.
The FIA's statement
Following what took place last Tuesday, the FIA had the following statement about what took place in the British capital, calling the booing of the Dutchman and the Briton a 'tribalist reaction'.
"Great rivalries throughout the history of motorsport have contributed to making it such an exciting experience for fans."
"But what underpins sport at all levels is a culture of respect. As such, it was disappointing to hear the crowd's tribalist reaction to FIA Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner, at the F1 Launch in London."
"Max and Christian have both contributed greatly to the sport we love. In the season ahead we should not lose sight of that."
"As part of the FIA's commitment to protect the integrity of the sport, we are leading a coalition tackling online abuse in sport under the banner of our United Against Online Abuse campaign."
"We stand with all of our competitors, officials, volunteers, and fans to unite against this growing threat."
"We urge the sporting community to consider the impact of their actions both online and offline."
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