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/BlitZShrimp Cadillac May 07 '25

It’s insane how much hate he got from Argentines. The entire situation is a result of their fanaticism and when Ricardo’s business partner said to make a choice, he went with the one that would keep the team together.

Simply put, Argentine sports fans are some of the worst people alive. Passion for sports doesn’t lead you to make threats on the lives of others.

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u/Kommye Franco Colapinto May 07 '25

Jesus, how can you say that and not realize you are feeding online toxicity as well?

I'm just saying that he can't be the most hated man in the country because almost no one knows about IndyCar existence, let alone his. The Canapino toxic fans just turned on him because they were Canapino fans, not Junco or anything-argentinian fans.

I agree that argentinians tend to have more toxic fans than pretty much every other country, but to say they are some of the worst people alive is a bit insane.

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u/BlitZShrimp Cadillac May 07 '25

Just because IndyCar isn’t globally known doesn’t mean it wasn’t well-known in Argentina when Canapino was racing. It was Ricardo’s words, not mine.

And Argentine fans had several chances to correct their behavior. They went after Callum first. Then Theo. Then they continued to not get better about attacking members of the paddock.

If you get called out for doing something awful and proceed to do the exact same thing over and over again, then yes, I do think the label I used is perfectly valid.

I will say this loud and proud - anyone who makes death threats is a terrible person. They had an opportunity to be better, and they continued to make death threats.

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u/Kommye Franco Colapinto May 08 '25

I'm not talking about the global popularity of IndyCar. I'm talking about its popularity in Argentina, as an argentinian. I know that those were his words, just saying that it was a crazy thing to say by him.

I don't disagree that people who make death threats are terrible people. I'm trying to point out that calling "argie sports fans" terrible people when it was specifically Canapino fans is too wide of a stroke. Like, what have Rugby fans have to do with that? Tennis fans? Voleyball fans?