“I don’t condone booing” : Daniel Ricciardo says behaviour of fans is unacceptable
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The predominantly Dutch crowd applauded 7-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton’s serious accident in Q3 in Austria, while reigning Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen received both jeers and cheers for his spin in qualifying at the previous race in Silverstone. Hamilton said that what occurred at Silverstone was equally incorrect, but he described the applause in Austria as “mind blowing.”
Like other F1 drivers, Daniel Ricciardo acknowledged that fervent supporters are beneficial to the motorsport, but he issued a warning that they sometimes go too far. “I think an accident, that falls into a bit of a different kind of territory when… for sure rivalries are great. It’s like any sport, you’re always going to have for and against. And so I think on-track battles and that, to be cheered or whatever, is cool,” said Ricciardo.
“I’ve never been a fan of booing, so I don’t condone booing. But of course, you’re going to have the ones you like, and the ones that you don’t necessarily root for. But I think in an accident, you wish not to see it. I’m not going to control the grandstands and all of their emotions. In terms of the rivalry and that, it obviously does make the sport, and the fans getting behind their driver. That’s good to see,” added the McLaren driver.
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Daniel Ricciardo strongly objects such behaviour from fans
The 33-year-old driver emphasized on how important it is for fans to remember that we’re all human beings at the end of the day. People, according to Ricciardo, sometimes become engrossed in the moment. He also stressed on how after a certain age people should start acting more maturely and sensibly.
George Russell agreed with Ricciardo that supporters should not forget that drivers are also people. “I think when you’re on the other side of the barrier, whether it’s football, whether it’s motorsport, sometimes people forget there’s a human being inside that,” said Russell.
“We’re all risking our lives here, and we know just recently the dangers that involved in motorsport. When you’re going around at 300km/h and somebody is cheering you crashing into the wall… I don’t know what the wording is,” concluded the Mercedes driver.
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