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F2 driver says new fans don't understand racing

Jun.9 Many new fans of top-level single seater racing do not understand 'how motorsport works'. That's the view of a Formula 2 driver who finds himself at the centre of the latest episode of the FIA's fight against online 'hate' – Richard Verschoor. In the wake of F1's latest hate campaigns against Jack Doohan and Yuki Tsunoda, two Formula 2 drivers have now become the victims of vicious online abuse. After the first-lap pile-up in Monaco recently, Alex Dunne was driven to delete all social media apps from his phone – and was visibly emotional when addressing the issue during a press conference in Barcelona. Then, in Barcelona, Richard Verschoor shared threatening messages he received...
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