Ricciardo backs Hamilton over fans cheering crash
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton walks next to his damaged car on the circuit after crashing into a wall during the third practice session at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa August 31, 2019 ahead of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. — AFP pic
The defending five-time world champion skidded off-circuit and into the barriers at Spa-Francorchamps where massed groups of rival teams’ fans — many of them supporting Max Verstappen — revelled in his misfortune.In an Instagram post, the Briton said: “If a single one of you watching and enjoying this sport think for a second what we do is safe your hugely mistaken.
“Whether you like someone or not, it is not nice to cheer for someone’s downfall or mistake,” said the Australian. “He thinks the crowd assume the crash happens and we are ok, or whatever, and it is not like that.
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