http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/02/13/spanish-grand-prix-to-host-fia-anti-racism-launch/ F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/02/13/spanish-grand-prix-to-host-fia-anti-racism-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-144004 AJ14Foyt Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:50:02 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/02/13/spanish-grand-prix-to-host-fia-anti-racism-launch/#comment-144004 From what I can tell sitting here in California, this whole Hamilton/racist abuse issue is blown way out of proportion. Bravo Mark Webber - penalize the abusers instead of the majority of 40,000+ Spanish F1 fans who came to watch testing. But who were the abusers? A group dressed like black people (with Afro's and painted faces)? Yelling at Hamilton from across the track while Lewis is coccooned in his garage? Is that any worse than dressing up like a banana and jeering Rubens Barichello? I don't mind drawing a line regarding racism - but based on what has been reported, what is wrong with cheering for or against your hero or your hero's enemy? Is F1 being reduced to the same restrictions as a child's soccer game where only positive comments/cheering can be made? This is rediculous! From what I can tell sitting here in California, this whole Hamilton/racist abuse issue is blown way out of proportion. Bravo Mark Webber – penalize the abusers instead of the majority of 40,000+ Spanish F1 fans who came to watch testing. But who were the abusers? A group dressed like black people (with Afro’s and painted faces)? Yelling at Hamilton from across the track while Lewis is coccooned in his garage? Is that any worse than dressing up like a banana and jeering Rubens Barichello? I don’t mind drawing a line regarding racism – but based on what has been reported, what is wrong with cheering for or against your hero or your hero’s enemy? Is F1 being reduced to the same restrictions as a child’s soccer game where only positive comments/cheering can be made? This is rediculous!

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