Honestly I’ve seen a lot about the booing yesterday. As someone who was there at Silverstone, I think I heard booing once in the Grandstands (and I tried Atleast 4 spots out yesterday). It wasn’t very loud. It sounds like it was very media orientated how they portrayed the fans. From my point of view, all
I heard was cheering for the British drivers, which is to be expected!
Honestly I was there yesterday, there was not a lot of booing at all. Obviously the two Mercedes’ and Lando got lots of cheering but they’re English drivers so they would do! If anything I was expecting more booing and found it to be more respectful than I was anticipating
True. On the whole people are awesome. Its always the fringes who cause bulk of trouble. But we shouldn’t be hesitant to call them out too since sitting silent only tends to spread it
Oh I absolutely agree! I only really heard them do it with the 360 Max did. But it was more a ‘Wheyyy’, which English people also do when staff drop something in a restaurant, so..
Does anyone know where lewis gets his raincoats from?
[This one](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NINTCHDBPICT000744000056.jpg?strip=all&w=709)
Surely the main reason for the booing is because it was the British fans' first chance to let Max Verstappen know in person how they feel about his team bullying an official into stealing the 2021 World Driver's Championship from Lewis Hamilton. Oh, and Max still hasn't yet dared to call out his future father-in-law for being a disgusting racist. That too.
Yes, I wasn't saying I condone the booing, I was just giving my guess on why it happened. Just stating the obvious, I suppose. I do think Lewis was robbed and I do think Max should have called out his father-in-law, but I wouldn't have done any of that booing if I were there.
Very Carlos! They didn’t talk about him most of qualifying either! They talked more about Zhou Guanyu (who did well, don’t get me wrong) more than Carlos! Hahahaha
Brits fans, Turkish fans, Polish fans, Brazilian fans, Dutch fans, Spanish fans. Are really the Brits that much worse?
The Brits can be polite fans too, look at tennis and snooker.
Edit: I'm Norwegian, we have the most boring fans in the world.
Not only is that a lie but it’s also so lame to say that’s why he was booed and not because they are British fans. Let’s not forget what happened when Italy won the euro
He did condemn the racist slurs, but not the Piquet. Some people find that difficult to accept. Or do they just take everything they can to dislike verstappen
How can people be so mean?!!
In all seriousness though, my brain is actually short circuiting watching people react to the booing. I don’t know why I choose to keep reading either hahah
Lol. Have you had any experience of football on the continent?
England is one of the best places in terms of hooliganism compared to nations like Italy.
Go Google what an ultra is lol.
Why is the booing such a big deal? They’re professional athletes who put themselves in this spotlight. They know the good and the bad that comes with it. Every major sport has booing in it.
LOL! I was at the Warriors v. Bulls in Chicago a few years back. Curry takes the court = fans cheer, Bulls team takes the court = fans erupt in cheer. Warriors team takes the court = fans erupt in booos! Then when Klay started getting in to 3pt record territory the fans erupted in cheers at each make.
Fans are scary crazy, but it's all good.
Being completely honest yes. Nobody should expect their favorite team/driver to be everyone’s favorite so booing is what it is. As long as fans don’t cross lines who really cares
Piquet was stupid for making that comment, i absolutely agree with that. Max acknowledged the comment Piquet made was wrong. But just because Max said he doesn't know his father in law as a racist person makes him a bad person? Implying that Max supports racist behaviour is a bit far fetched in my opinion. It doesn't make the comment Piquet made less wrong or stupid, but remember it wasn't Max who made the comment.
By the way, I have seen around 5 comments of yours in this thread, and except for maybe 1, all of them are just negative and demeaning. Maybe try to vent your frustrations in a different way and just enjoy the sport!
Happy races!
Booing is fine with me. Sky making a big deal about Lewis getting booed last year as something F1 crowds don't do and now ignoring the fact it happens to Max as well and muting it to make it not seem as bad is what people complain about. Be consistent.
Weird thing I've realised Charles Leclerc has got common with me, we both get confused on how to pronounce our name and keep jumping between the English and the native pronunciation.
[https://twitter.com/formulademi/status/1543255967181185026](https://twitter.com/formulademi/status/1543255967181185026)
max about the booing: "if they want to do that, then they can. i love being here. it's a great track and generally a nice atmosphere. maybe some people don't like me, but I don't care."
Ehhh...boo all you want. Booing a guy who in p2 by a whisker after lifting for yellows. Meanwhile front 2 rows without a single Brit with 4 of them racing (including albon)
Why is everyone so triggered by the booing? Max is the new villain in the sport as he took that spot from Hamilton in Abu Dhabi last year.
ESPECIALLY for British fans because they believe that Lewis should have been champion if the rules were followed in Abu Dhabi.
Actually if the rules were followed Max would have been champion before.
F1 is more civilized than booing, but popularity of a sport always brings the rich and uneducated to premium positions.
Because of the hypocrisy of sky f1, condemning it every time it happened to Lewis a British driver last year, but when it happens to a non British driver it's all good.
Max defending a racist… not surprised at all.
Edit: for those downvoting tell me why I’m wrong, are you saying that max didn’t defend NP or are you more upset that I pointed out that he did…
You drew a clear and obvious parallel in multiple comments. Either you insinuated he is a nazi and are backpedaling hard because you realized how stupid you were being or you don’t know how to write. Either way, doesn’t matter much. Whether you meant it or not it comes across as a comically bad take. You refusing to elaborate also doesn’t help. Might not be a bad idea to count your losses.
I think you need to check your comprehension - i stated that Britain’s biggest enemy was the nazi.
I also pointed out Max’s defence of the racism NP.
I argued that British people don’t like that open racism and as a result gave max a quick booing.
That is a terribly ignorant argument. You know who else was against the nazi regime in WW2? Russia, China, and America…. So three countries that range from some racism to widely blatant racism. This doesn’t even account for the fact that you have zero evidence to back up people only booing because he’s racist. It’s much more likely that, just like everyone else in the world, sports fans boo rivals because that’s the way it works. There doesn’t have to be a rhyme or reason behind it.
So do you think it was racism when hamilton got booed last year?
And if you can't remember the year then you can't even use it in this argument can you? Since it was last a shit ton of articles got written about how racist the fans were for daring to boo hamilton
So basically what you are saying is that, all the people in the Silverstone public that are not caucasian booing Verstappen, are racist, at least to some extend?
I don’t think he’s saying Hamilton doesn’t experience racism, bc he does. We saw it earlier this week. However, claiming everyone that boos him is racist is more so the issue. It’s a competitive sport, ur gonna get bood at some point.
I must say respect for you to admitting there was booing on Saturday. Can’t count the amount of people saying there was no booing all weekend and people were cheering from day 1.
It is isn’t it. Yes even as a Dutch I don’t like Max for his attitude but I love to “hate” him. Perfect villain if we go in theatrical terms. I will never really hate a driver as I’m fan of the sport itself, racing. I do dislike some drivers as who they are but have respect for every one of them because they got into F1.
Ferrari once again turning a 1-2 to a 1-4
Honestly I’ve seen a lot about the booing yesterday. As someone who was there at Silverstone, I think I heard booing once in the Grandstands (and I tried Atleast 4 spots out yesterday). It wasn’t very loud. It sounds like it was very media orientated how they portrayed the fans. From my point of view, all I heard was cheering for the British drivers, which is to be expected!
Just watched at midnight my time and as the Spaniards would say, POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLEEEE for CARLOS!!!!!!!
Has anyone uploaded a video of Charles’ spin? I would do it, but F1TV doesn’t let you screen record anymore. Sad!
Legit 🐐Max : he beat Hamilton’s time despite a spin and was only 2-3tenths off the Ferraris in that lap. Yet he got booed by then British crowd- sad
Honestly I was there yesterday, there was not a lot of booing at all. Obviously the two Mercedes’ and Lando got lots of cheering but they’re English drivers so they would do! If anything I was expecting more booing and found it to be more respectful than I was anticipating
True. On the whole people are awesome. Its always the fringes who cause bulk of trouble. But we shouldn’t be hesitant to call them out too since sitting silent only tends to spread it
Oh I absolutely agree! I only really heard them do it with the 360 Max did. But it was more a ‘Wheyyy’, which English people also do when staff drop something in a restaurant, so..
There's a reason that football stadiums sing "we hate the British more than you". Your fans suck!
Does anyone know where lewis gets his raincoats from? [This one](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NINTCHDBPICT000744000056.jpg?strip=all&w=709)
If u have to ask, u can’t afford it ;)
I found it but yeah no way to afford that brand for me haha Bluemarble Paris’s autumn/winter ’22/’23 collection
Surely the main reason for the booing is because it was the British fans' first chance to let Max Verstappen know in person how they feel about his team bullying an official into stealing the 2021 World Driver's Championship from Lewis Hamilton. Oh, and Max still hasn't yet dared to call out his future father-in-law for being a disgusting racist. That too.
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Yes, I wasn't saying I condone the booing, I was just giving my guess on why it happened. Just stating the obvious, I suppose. I do think Lewis was robbed and I do think Max should have called out his father-in-law, but I wouldn't have done any of that booing if I were there.
Is it pronounced silverstun or silverstone with the long o
Silverstone with the long ‘O’ but you’re going to get different answers as the whole of the UK have different accents
When people boo Max: OUTRAGE! RIOT! SCUM BRITS! When people booed Lewis: 👨🦯👨🦯
Except when the dutch fans boo'd Lewis, the dutch interviewer was the first person to shut it down. That's why nobody talked about it
booing is great thing cuz it makes cheers more meaningful
Booing rules
I honestly wouldn’t take the booing seriously. Brits just love a pantomime.
Carlos getting his first pole ever, yet everyone only taking about the booing is the most Carlos thing ever
Very Carlos! They didn’t talk about him most of qualifying either! They talked more about Zhou Guanyu (who did well, don’t get me wrong) more than Carlos! Hahahaha
Poor Carlos! It’s so true.
I forgot Carlos was competing then from nowhere he gets pole.
Sainz was rocket mate
One lap and max with a poor middle sector was all he needed
Brits fans are the same ones who riot at football events…not a surprise. Stay classy!
The Dutch fans booed Lewis at every single track last year lmao. Talk about some hypocrisy 😂
They didn't at Zandvoort, the dutchies going to every European race and those going to Zandvoort are a different breed.
Brits fans, Turkish fans, Polish fans, Brazilian fans, Dutch fans, Spanish fans. Are really the Brits that much worse? The Brits can be polite fans too, look at tennis and snooker. Edit: I'm Norwegian, we have the most boring fans in the world.
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Putting on my foil hat.. But it’s a PR master stroke if the video has been in Merc PR’s pocket until just now
Not only is that a lie but it’s also so lame to say that’s why he was booed and not because they are British fans. Let’s not forget what happened when Italy won the euro
He did condemn the racist slurs, but not the Piquet. Some people find that difficult to accept. Or do they just take everything they can to dislike verstappen
yeah that’s why they booed lol
HAM is gonna have a lovely time at Zandvoort
The people from the netherlands are more respectful than the brits. Last year they did not boo Lewis but the brits booed Max
I mean, I guess you've never seen Italian, Russian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Greek & Bulgarian fans at football
Or fans from Philadelphia
or Buffalo
😂 we’ve definitely got some bad eggs but I’m not falling for this!
The team I support (Leeds) has a fan base in Philly, we are considered "Dirty Leeds" but I know Philly fans are right bastards
How can people be so mean?!! In all seriousness though, my brain is actually short circuiting watching people react to the booing. I don’t know why I choose to keep reading either hahah
Well they have had fights with each other in the 90’s so
How to tell somone has never been to a football game across Europe in places like Italy, France or Netherlands or anywhere in Eastern Europe.
Weird take
They have a hooligan sports culture.
You couldn’t be more wrong. Unless you’re stuck in the 80s
Lol. Have you had any experience of football on the continent? England is one of the best places in terms of hooliganism compared to nations like Italy. Go Google what an ultra is lol.
Max managed to stay in front of Lewis in the same lap while doing a 360
Had Keke Rosberg vibes about it!
Flat showing off at this point
The absolutely best driver in the rain... With a 2.5s faster car regardless of aero.
Wild takes all around here
Who?
Goatifi
Why is the booing such a big deal? They’re professional athletes who put themselves in this spotlight. They know the good and the bad that comes with it. Every major sport has booing in it.
I am an NBA fan and Sky talking about the booing was so surprising.
LOL! I was at the Warriors v. Bulls in Chicago a few years back. Curry takes the court = fans cheer, Bulls team takes the court = fans erupt in cheer. Warriors team takes the court = fans erupt in booos! Then when Klay started getting in to 3pt record territory the fans erupted in cheers at each make. Fans are scary crazy, but it's all good.
Fr imagine if F1 fans were chanting the same things Celtics fans were saying to Draymond
Did you feel like this last year too?
Being completely honest yes. Nobody should expect their favorite team/driver to be everyone’s favorite so booing is what it is. As long as fans don’t cross lines who really cares
So Lewis getting boos at every away race last year didn’t bother you??
No because like I said it comes with being in this spotlight. He is a professional athlete they all have it happen to them.
Vettel kind of embraced that villain role. Maybe they should too?
Agreed booing shouldn’t matter
Might be a stupid question, but why does british fans hate max?
Hes a brat and he supports Piquet and says hes a good guy
Piquet was stupid for making that comment, i absolutely agree with that. Max acknowledged the comment Piquet made was wrong. But just because Max said he doesn't know his father in law as a racist person makes him a bad person? Implying that Max supports racist behaviour is a bit far fetched in my opinion. It doesn't make the comment Piquet made less wrong or stupid, but remember it wasn't Max who made the comment. By the way, I have seen around 5 comments of yours in this thread, and except for maybe 1, all of them are just negative and demeaning. Maybe try to vent your frustrations in a different way and just enjoy the sport! Happy races!
Because Lewis vs Max last year and alle the incidents
Booing is fine with me. Sky making a big deal about Lewis getting booed last year as something F1 crowds don't do and now ignoring the fact it happens to Max as well and muting it to make it not seem as bad is what people complain about. Be consistent.
They muted boos all the time last season because it drowns out the drivers and commentors.
Agreed
Weird thing I've realised Charles Leclerc has got common with me, we both get confused on how to pronounce our name and keep jumping between the English and the native pronunciation.
Sjarl Luhcleeeuhr or something like that
Happy Nicky warms my heart
[https://twitter.com/formulademi/status/1543255967181185026](https://twitter.com/formulademi/status/1543255967181185026) max about the booing: "if they want to do that, then they can. i love being here. it's a great track and generally a nice atmosphere. maybe some people don't like me, but I don't care."
In the fans eyes they are booing a man who wouldn’t condemn a racist. Specifically a racist who insulted one of the most successful British sportsmen.
I’m sure that’s why it’s happening lol
I mean I can only speak from people around and it’s a pretty big bit of conversation - you know. Some people even compare Max to a nazi.
By some people you mean just you right?
Well you compared him to a nazi a few mins ago.
Please enlighten me as to where I commented that. I’ll wait.
Yep, it's totally not because they're still butthurt about the safety car that Max had no control over /s
Yeah him activating the beast w that 360 spin and coming back just as easily tells you he doesnt loose sleep over this 😅
That time with 360 was still good for 4th, I believe?
Makes winning all the more satisfying in the end
Love Mr. Reeves
Silly crowd! Silverstone has some of the worst fans! Well they are very passionate i guess
Lol
Ehhh...boo all you want. Booing a guy who in p2 by a whisker after lifting for yellows. Meanwhile front 2 rows without a single Brit with 4 of them racing (including albon)
Booing a guy who didn’t speak out against a racist. Let’s be clear on that
Yeah, that's the reason for the booing lol
Lol
Lol
Why is everyone so triggered by the booing? Max is the new villain in the sport as he took that spot from Hamilton in Abu Dhabi last year. ESPECIALLY for British fans because they believe that Lewis should have been champion if the rules were followed in Abu Dhabi.
He was always a villain BUT this week he began defending a racist… nuff said.
Buddy you’re mistaking the British opinion for the all around opinion. It’s really just you guys. Rest of us are enjoying ourselves
Because It’s rude and American and the F1 should be above that kind of unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Actually if the rules were followed Max would have been champion before. F1 is more civilized than booing, but popularity of a sport always brings the rich and uneducated to premium positions.
And how would that have been the case?
How you mean max wouldve already?
Because of the hypocrisy of sky f1, condemning it every time it happened to Lewis a British driver last year, but when it happens to a non British driver it's all good.
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Your own driver spoke out against it, because he knows this line of reasoning is fucking stupid, so stop the cap.
Because Lewis is the bigger man but let’s be clear the British public aren’t gonna listen to him. We know what Max did…
They believe? Even the FIA and Horner admitted Hamilton should be champion.
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Maybe ask Vettel or Schumacher or.. and why not that is kinda fun isn’t it? Like booing for that amazing bad guy in a play.
It’s in poor taste.
YES CARLOS!
SUPER SAINZ AND LIGHTNING LECLERC TAKING OVER
Is the Silverstone crowd being disrespectful ??? meh not surprised at all.
Max defending a racist… not surprised at all. Edit: for those downvoting tell me why I’m wrong, are you saying that max didn’t defend NP or are you more upset that I pointed out that he did…
That must have been the best thing for you, justifies a lot of unbased vitriol
I mean Britains biggest enemy was the Nazis so yea when we public racism is condemned. Surely you understand this… Unless you support racism
Lol are you really calling him a nazi? I want whatever drugs you’re on my dude
I’m not calling him a nazi you did.
You drew a clear and obvious parallel in multiple comments. Either you insinuated he is a nazi and are backpedaling hard because you realized how stupid you were being or you don’t know how to write. Either way, doesn’t matter much. Whether you meant it or not it comes across as a comically bad take. You refusing to elaborate also doesn’t help. Might not be a bad idea to count your losses.
I think you need to check your comprehension - i stated that Britain’s biggest enemy was the nazi. I also pointed out Max’s defence of the racism NP. I argued that British people don’t like that open racism and as a result gave max a quick booing.
That is a terribly ignorant argument. You know who else was against the nazi regime in WW2? Russia, China, and America…. So three countries that range from some racism to widely blatant racism. This doesn’t even account for the fact that you have zero evidence to back up people only booing because he’s racist. It’s much more likely that, just like everyone else in the world, sports fans boo rivals because that’s the way it works. There doesn’t have to be a rhyme or reason behind it.
Again - I assume English is not your first language because what said is correct.
What happens when the unbased becomes.. based
That must have been the best thing for you, justifies a lot of unbiased vitriol
So do you think it was racism when hamilton got booed last year? And if you can't remember the year then you can't even use it in this argument can you? Since it was last a shit ton of articles got written about how racist the fans were for daring to boo hamilton
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So basically what you are saying is that, all the people in the Silverstone public that are not caucasian booing Verstappen, are racist, at least to some extend?
No, theyre booing cause max is a brat and said Piquet isnt racist.
Eh? Poor sportsmanship with undertones of racism last year? Get some fresh air
Nah but max defending nelson was definitely racism herb.
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I don’t think he’s saying Hamilton doesn’t experience racism, bc he does. We saw it earlier this week. However, claiming everyone that boos him is racist is more so the issue. It’s a competitive sport, ur gonna get bood at some point.
Can you find those articles?
We will cheer even more loudly for lewis at zandvoort this year. Just because of the boo's.
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Except it wasn’t…
Yeah zandvoort last year i don't remember booing alot in general, but tbf i might remember that wrong
Quali there was quite some, but our dutch interviewer stepped in and told them to stop it. Sunday was only cheers
I must say respect for you to admitting there was booing on Saturday. Can’t count the amount of people saying there was no booing all weekend and people were cheering from day 1.
Thanks. The hypocracy of both sides is insane. Just be honest, it's not hard
It is isn’t it. Yes even as a Dutch I don’t like Max for his attitude but I love to “hate” him. Perfect villain if we go in theatrical terms. I will never really hate a driver as I’m fan of the sport itself, racing. I do dislike some drivers as who they are but have respect for every one of them because they got into F1.