Lewis Hamilton and George Russell came to the defence of Nicholas Latifi following the abuse he received over his role in the controversial end to last year’s world championship.
The Williams driver’s crash in the final laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix triggered a Safety Car period which led to the contentious restart in which Hamilton was passed by Max Verstappen, losing the title.
Latifi later received abuse and death threats on social media. He said earlier this week he’d employed bodyguards during a trip into London as a result.
Hamilton believes social media companies haven’t done enough to crack down on those who use their platforms to spread abuse.
“I don’t think there’s been a huge change or shift, or enough work has been done from these social platforms,” he said. “We still have to apply pressure for them to make changes.
“Mental health is a real thing and through these social platforms, people are experiencing abuse and no one deserves that and it should…