Sports · Motorsport · 8 hrs ago
F1 drivers back FIA updates to fight online abuse
The FIA has updated its guidelines for online communities to help combat abuse in motorsport.
The changes were revealed in Brazil last week as part of the governing body's United Against Online Abuse initiative, which began in 2023.
F1 drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto welcomed the update after a season marked by incidents of online abuse.
Bortoleto said threats and insults made behind a screen were cowardly, while supporting constructive criticism.
Colapinto urged people across the sport to act proactively and keep looking for ways to improve the response.
Both drivers said the fight against abuse must continue among drivers, teams and the wider F1 community.
The FIA and people in the sport have discussed the issue, and the drivers said they hope progress continues.
The FIA has updated its Online Community Guidelines to help combat online abuse.
F1 drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto praised the changes.
Colapinto urged people across the sport to take an active role in tackling abuse.
Bortoleto said online threats and abuse are unacceptable and described those who make them as cowards.
- Who
- The FIA updated its guidelines, and F1 drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto welcomed the changes.
- What
- The FIA updated its Online Community Guidelines to combat online abuse.
- When
- The update was revealed last week, according to the article.
- Where
- The update was revealed in Brazil.
- Why
- The guidelines aim to combat online abuse and improve conduct in the sport's online community.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The FIA's United Against Online Abuse initiative was set up.
The FIA revealed an update to its Online Community Guidelines in Brazil.
- Initiative
- United Against Online Abuse
- Initiative launched
- 2023
- Guideline update
- Revealed in Brazil last week
- Drivers supporting the update
- Gabriel Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto
What people are saying
We have to be very proactive in the things that we are doing.
They do this because they are behind the screen.
But online abuse, it's for cowards, and I'm sure that the FIA has been taking care of this in a very good way.