The Belgian Grand Prix has announced new restrictions in a bid to avoid a repeat of the unsavoury fan incidents which marred last month's Austrian Grand Prix.
When seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton crashed during qualifying some fans cheered and allegations of racism, sexism and homophobia were also made. In response, F1 chiefs released a statement insisting they were taking the allegations "very seriously" and had spoken with the race promote and security about the issues.
"We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the event," an F1 spokesperson said. "We have raised this with the promoter and security and will be speaking to those who have reported these incidents and are taking this very seriously.
