Criticism of the winning team in Formula 1 is inevitable, says David Coulthard – but the Brit is concerned about the recent rise in hateful content on social media.
Red Bull enjoyed remarkable success in 2022, but also made headlines for more less pleasant reasons. In particular, the Mexican Grand Prix weekend was overshadowed first by the reaction to their penalty for exceeding the budget cap the previous year, before the team's boycott of Sky Sports over accusations of bias in the broadcaster's coverage.
It was when explaining the team's decision not to speak to Sky that team principal Christian Horner suggested he feels Red Bull are hard done by. After calling for greater "balance" and less "sensationalisation", Horner told reporters: "I think Red Bull is a cheap target sometimes."
