British media reported that Lewis Hamilton was subjected to on-line racist abuse after successful the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
The seven-time world champion celebrated a file eighth victory within the race, after preventing again a 10-second penalty for a first-lap collision that despatched title rival Max Verstappen to the hospital.
Sky Sports reported that Hamilton, 36, was focused on-line hours after the win, after racist messages together with the monkey emoji had been despatched on Instagram as a response to a put up by his Mercedes staff.
Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark. Hamilton has been a vocal supporter of social justice and a supporter of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ motion.
He mentioned earlier than the race that he was impressed by the response of England’s soccer gamers to racist abuse after a penalty shootout loss to Italy within the European Championship remaining.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with social media corporations final week and requested them to step up the combat towards on-line abuse.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
