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Kimi Antonelli received horrific online abuse following a mistake he made in the Qatar GP.
Max Verstappen has demanded action be taken on social media to address the online abuse suffered by Kimi Antonelli following the Qatar GP. Antonelli faced a wave of abuse and death threats after an on-track mistake allowed Lando Norris to pass him in the race. Verstappen’s race engineer and advisor initially commented that Antonelli let Norris through, but later apologized as they saw the full replay footage. Red Bull issued a statement acknowledging Antonelli’s mistake and the misleading initial world feed. Verstappen highlighted that the problem stemmed from the initial footage shown and supported Lambiase’s initial reaction based on the information available at the time. He emphasized the importance of accurate information and context in such situations.
