F1 marshal quits over vile Lewis Hamilton tweet
The incident has added to the controversy surrounding this weekend's action after a nearby fuel depot was set alight on Friday
An F1 marshal who tweeted he 'hoped' Lewis Hamilton would suffer a crash mirroring Roman Grosjean's horror incident in 2020 has quit working at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The incident has added to the controversy surrounding this weekend's action after a nearby fuel depot was set alight on Friday.
Saturday's P3 and qualifying sessions and Sunday's Grand Prix were plagued with doubt on Friday evening after an extremist group targeted an Aramco facility just six miles away from the track. Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility amid their battle with the Saudi government.
P2 was delayed by 15 minutes as crisis meetings were held between F1 president Stefano Domenicali and the teams. And after the action on the track, drivers, some of whom were opposed to driving this weekend, met for hours to discuss whether the race should go ahead.
But whilst the action has resumed, tensions haven't been helped by a tweet from an F1 marshall working at the Saudi Arabian GP. He wished an accident upon Hamilton and called the seven-time world champion a 'dog' in response to his desire to help the nation's human rights record.
