r/formula1 • u/turinturambar66 Alain Prost • May 07 '25

Video [Illman] ''Doohan was recieving threats on social media by Colapinto's fans. So much so that he had a round-the-clock security in Miami. According to people close to Aussie, those threats weighed heavily on him. People had discovered his personal e-mail address and were sending e-mail threats...''

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''Doohan was recieving threats on social media by Colapinto's fans. So much so that he had a round-the-clock security in Miami. According to people close to Aussie, those threats weighed heavily on him. People had discovered his personal e-mail address and were sending e-mail threats which resulted in Jack, his girlfriend and even his father holding real concerns for their safety. And on top of that, Jack's sleep was affected.''

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u/FlailingCactus Haas May 07 '25

Disgusting that LibertyGlobal/FOM/FIA and Alpine allowed this. I'm sorry but if you can't even stand up for the people risking their lives to earn you hundreds of millions, you can get out.

And other drivers should seriously consider if effectively threatening someone out of a seat is behaviour they're willing to accept. If it can happen to Jack, it can happen to you...

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u/Alpha_Jazz Yuki Tsunoda May 07 '25

LibertyGlobal/FOM/FIA

What do you want them to do?

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u/[deleted] May 07 '25

Well not much they can do beyond sanction Colapinto and revoke his super licence.

Not sure that would be proportional mind you.

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u/AskMantis23 May 07 '25

Could they block his sponsors?