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[PlatinumZealot]

Yup. Emotions are running high in both camps. Good that RedBull take the stance to punish him/her.

[the EDGE]

I didn't expect that.

It’s dated May 9th - 23rd, Is this not related to Silverstone?

[El Scorchio]

If anyone is interested, this is the tweet that exposed the employee. Sharing it this way so that the content doesn't load on this site, as it's quite offensive.

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https://twitter.com/TyroneMc__/status/1419962419858878465

Apparently the employee was gloating about the fact he was initially just told to delete his social media and go under the radar until this went away.

EDIT: For the avoidance of doubt, the employee was factory team at Red Bull Racing, so perhaps not as far removed as the press release has tried to suggest.

Wow. That's some really nasty stuff. As soon as that became public his position at RBR became completely untenable.

[the EDGE]

Okay Christian has just confirmed on sky this is not related to Lewis Hamilton

[i70q7m7ghw]

Okay Christian has just confirmed on sky this is not related to Lewis Hamilton

They're trying what they can to down play it for obvious reasons. It's not a one off event, it's a history of messages across different chat groups etc. Nobody suggested it was in direct response to Silverstone, but if this person held these views they clearly weren't a fan of Hamilton.

[the EDGE]

Okay Christian has just confirmed on sky this is not related to Lewis Hamilton

If it is not related to Ham, isn't it still racism ? Is racism only about colour ? What about expelled princess claims about english racism ?

For the record the tweets are disgusting & unacceptable

I’ve already implied that. I was just curious over the dates

[El Scorchio]

It's unequivocally not directly to do with Hamilton so no-one needs to worry about that. The only person named is a black/mixed race Aston Villa football player, but there is a tirade against people of colour in general which obviously the team cannot tolerate.

[i70q7m7ghw]

It's unequivocally not directly to do with Hamilton so no-one needs to worry about that.

I don't think anyone can state "unequivocally" from what we've seen, we're lacking the context behind many of the messages.

[El Scorchio]

It's unequivocally not directly to do with Hamilton so no-one needs to worry about that.

I don't think anyone can state "unequivocally" from what we've seen, we're lacking the context behind many of the messages.

Fair point. I should say what was captured doesn't have any specific reference toward Hamilton himself and doesn't appear to be motivated by him, although it's very clear it's a tirade against black/mixed race people in general, which of course Hamilton is.

[214270]

It’s disgusting; the genesis isn’t important.

[Wouter]

[aMessageToCharlie]

Perrez 1 sec off VER's pace in fp3.

Who can they bring next? Russell? I doubt they could persuate him, but it would be a master stroke. RUS is one of the fastest guys out there AND they would take him from Mercedes and weaken them long term.

Or is VER really that good and it doesnt matter who you put next to him, they'll always be .5 to 1sec slower??

[the EDGE]

Perrez 1 sec off VER's pace in fp3.

Who can they bring next? Russell? I doubt they could persuate him, but it would be a master stroke. RUS is one of the fastest guys out there AND they would take him from Mercedes and weaken them long term.

Or is VER really that good and it doesnt matter who you put next to him, they'll always be .5 to 1sec slower??

RB would be crazy not to go after George if they have the opportunity

[billamend]

They should bring Albon back. Towards the end of last season he was much closer to Max and the car this year is much much better. I bet he would do fine on the RB16B

If Bottas is on the market though, I would go for him

[aMessageToCharlie]

They should bring Albon back. Towards the end of last season he was much closer to Max and the car this year is much much better. I bet he would do fine on the RB16B

If Bottas is on the market though, I would go for him

Isnt Albon struggling in DTM currently? I think he's more valuable for RBR in the simulator.

And tbh I think BOT would be just as far behind so what would they gain? Make HAM uncomfortable with a new team mate?