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Wolff: Red Bull responsible for anti-Hamilton reaction on social media

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Red Bull's scathing criticism of Lewis Hamilton following the British Grand Prix led directly to the "avalanche" of negative comments fired at the seven-time world champion on social media. In the aftermath of Hamilton's high-profile crash with Max Verstappen at Silverstone, Red Bull's top brass took aim at the Briton and at the Mercedes team. But the sideswiping extended to social media where unworthy fans of the Dutchman generated a wave of abuse, including racial slurs, directed at Hamilton. After Thursday's FIA hearing in which the stewards rejected Red Bull's petition for a review of Hamilton's penalty at Silverstone, Mercedes issued a statement...
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