Hamilton says he finds it 'mind-blowing' that F1 fans cheered his accident during AustrianGP qualifying. 'A driver could have been in hospital. And you're going to cheer that?'
The reaction of a crowd that is heavily populated by Dutch fans was very obvious after Hamilton crashed in the decisive Q3 session.
Speaking after finishing eighth in Saturday's sprint event at the Red Bull Ring, Hamilton made it clear that any negative reaction from fans was not welcome. "I didn't hear them during [the accident], I mean, I was going through a bunch of stuff in the crash," he said when asked about the reaction of the fans."A driver could have been in hospital. And you're going to cheer that? I mean, it's just mind-blowing that people will do that, just knowing how dangerous our sport is.
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