The FIA has condemned a wave of online abuse aimed at its race stewards following penalties handed down at Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix.In a statement Tuesday, posted on X alongside the United Against Online Abuse coalition, the governing body said officials had been targeted after applying sanctions in line with FIA statutes. “Disagreement with decisions is part of sport, but it must never justify threats or personal attacks,” the post read. The coalition was founded in 2023 by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after a steward was harassed following the United States Grand Prix.The Dutch GP gave the stewards plenty to do. In a race won by McLaren’s Lando Norris, Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad and Alpine’s Franco Colapinto took penalty points on their superlicences, finishing 12th and 14th. Lindblad received a drive-through for passing Pierre Gasly under double-waved yellows on lap one, with stewards citing track debris as a mitigating factor.Colapinto was given a drive-through for an opening-lap pass on Yuki Tsunoda under yellows that became a red flag after Max Verstappen crashed, then a further 10-second penalty. Red Bull’s Liam Lawson took 10 seconds for speeding under the same yellows, though it did not change his seventh place. Colapinto has four penalty points on his superlicence — 12 in 12 months brings an automatic one-race ban.
FIA condemns online abuse of F1 stewards after Colapinto’s Dutch GP penalties
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