Formula 1 is closed and united after reports of racist, homophobic and sexist insults in Spielberg.

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel called for clear consequences.

"Whoever these people are, they should be ashamed and banned from racing for life," said the 35-year-old Aston Martin driver. "I think there should be zero tolerance."

That's how Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff sees it.

"Whoever reads my sentence: stay away, we don't want you if you belong to the group." The Austrian chose even more pithy words, but also warned against condemning all fans after it happened at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday Assaults and verbal insults are said to have occurred.

Affected people reported about it on social networks.

Verstappen proposes alcohol limit

"If you're a real Formula 1 fan, no matter what team, no matter what driver, you can't be racist, homophobic or sexist, because then you don't fit into Formula 1 and we don't want you," he said Wolff.

According to media reports, Mercedes had invited a female fan, whose dress had been lifted up with the note: fans of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes should not be respected, to the motorhome on the day of the race.

It's okay to enjoy yourself and drink too much, Vettel said.

"But that doesn't justify or excuse any wrongdoing," he said.

An assessment shared by practically all Formula 1 drivers and those responsible.

"They were shocked, said Red Bulls team boss Christian Horner: "We want safe places for fans so that they can enjoy our sport."

Max Verstappen, whose Dutch fans made up the majority of the more than 300,000 spectators over the three days and who had taken over the campsites around the course, even suggested an alcohol limit as a possible solution in the discussion about fan behavior .

"You sometimes do stupid things when you drink alcohol.

I don't mean to apologize for that.

But you could regulate that.

There is a certain amount of alcohol,” said the world champion and championship leader.

Reports on the Spielberg Grand Prix weekend had particularly alarmed female fans.

It was about assaults, sexist comments, racist or homophobic insults.

"The ugly side of the ceremony," wrote the Austrian "Kleine Zeitung".

After the award ceremony, fans from the so-called "Orange Army" simply took down advertising boards along the route.

Formula 1 responded immediately with a statement.

It was time to act, demanded record world champion Lewis Hamilton.

The Formula 1 slogan “We drive as one” is all well and good.

"But it was just words." It didn't help.