Verstappen's 'ultras', under the microscope: F1 denounces "unacceptable" comments and Hamilton speaks of "racism and homophobia"

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An hour after the checkered flag, a swarm of orange jerseys still hovered over the Red Bull garage.

Not even disappointment had exhausted the fans of

, second in the finish line, although with no chance of questioning

's victory .

It was the last breath of the fervent Orange Army after a weekend where its prominence was clouded by controversy.

Early in the morning, Formula 1 issued a statement denouncing that some fans had been the subject of "completely unacceptable comments".

"We take these things very seriously and have brought this to the attention of the promoter and will speak to those who have reported the incidents," added Liberty Media's letter, without specifying further details.

According to comments circulating in the

, several female fans dressed in

shirts had been harassed by Dutch fans.

In any case, as this newspaper could verify, the general behavior of the orange fans, beyond some isolated chapter, was good.

"We can't sit still"

Shortly before noon,

himself came out of what happened, specifying that it was "racist, homophobic and generally abusive behavior."

"We cannot sit back and allow these things to happen," concluded the seven-time world champion, who in recent years has been extremely firm on this issue.

In fact, the day before, Hamilton had to answer several questions about some of the reactions of the Dutch fans, who did not hesitate to celebrate his departure from the track during Q3 on Saturday.

"He could have ended up in the hospital. It's amazing that someone is happy about that," concluded the Mercedes leader.

Curiously, this point of view was shared by Verstapen, with whom he starred in a fierce fight during the 2021 World Cup. "It is a shame that they react as football fans, where they always boo the rival," stressed the Red Bull leader in the microphones of Sport 1.

Likewise, Mad Max wanted to remember that last week, during the British GP, a reverse situation was experienced in the packed stands of Silverstone.

Then thousands of Hamilton fans booed him during his post-qualifying interview.

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