Formula 1 informed the American network ESPN that a track marshal will stop performing his duties at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after observing a publication in which a message appeared against Lewis Hamilton, driver of the Mercedes team.
According to information from the sports portal, this person, whose identity was kept anonymous, posted a message on the social network Twitter saying that he expected Lewis Hamilton "to have an accident like Romain's (Grosjean) in Bahrain."
This referred to the impact that the French driver, now in IndyCar, suffered in the 2020 season with Haas during the dispute of the first F1 Sakhir GP. The Frenchman crashed into a guardrail and his car broke in two, causing a fire that trapped him for several seconds before he was able to get out with minor burns on his body, but to this day he remembers scars on his hands.
ESPN confirmed it with the FIA after the highest body in motorsport was alerted on Saturday morning before the start of the activity on the track.
A quick investigation allowed the person to be identified and, although he apologized for the publication, he will not be allowed to continue carrying out his work at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The stewards posted a final message apologizing to Hamilton and announcing his "resignation of track duties" before switching his account to a private one.
