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Sports · 27 September 2026

Lando Norris abused online after calling for rival's Formula One ban

Lando Norris abused online after calling for rival's Formula One ban

Photo: Lukas Raich (CC BY SA 4.0)

McLaren's Lando Norris faced a wave of online abuse after saying Alpine driver Franco Colapinto should be banned from Formula One. Norris's comments followed an accident in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday that ended his race. Alpine condemned the abuse, which has become a regular occurrence linked to Colapinto's fans.

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