Toto Wolff has called the fans accused of harassment at the Austrian Grand Prix as “brainless”, while Sebastian Vettel called for them to be banned for life after Formula One was forced to issue a statement condemning abuse among the crowds as unacceptable.
The race at the Red Bull Ring, won by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, was marred by a series of accusations of sexist catcalling, inappropriate touching of female fans and homophobic and racist abuse. There were 60,000 Dutch fans in attendance to support Verstappen and many of the reports referenced the stands where they were gathered.
