The Austrian Grand Prix was a nightmare for female fans.
We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the Austrian Grand Prix. We take these matters very seriously, have raised them with the promoter and event security, and will be speaking to those who reported the incidents. This kind of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
“I’m very sorry,” a representative for the campsite responded. “Thank you that you shared your thoughts. I will take this into consideration for next year’s planning and will look at how we can create a more women-friendly zone.” A Red Bull Ring employee emailed Carleen to say that improvement is the track’s top priority.
Carleen said she and her friend didn’t have much trouble in spectator areas, likely because when they arrived at the grassy hill, they chose to sit near security. Even then, she told a track representative via email that she heard men yelling sexual comments at girls young enough to be their daughters, a person hurling a racial slur toward a Black child, and a woman telling a person they couldn’t sit near her on the grass because she “didn't like Chinese people.
Jessie, a young Dutch woman who attended the race, told me she’s been an F1 fan for a few years now. Her dad always watched it at home, she said, and she joined him one day when she was bored. Jessie got tickets to the Austrian Grand Prix for her 18th birthday, and she went with her father. During the weekend, she messaged an acquaintance about an incident that occurred when she was alone: “Today I was camping, just wearing skinny jeans and a black top. I got whistled after, yelled at by men in their 50s. They shouted at me to come to their tent. When I said I didn’t want to, I was scolded. This was not even at the track, but literally at the campsite.
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