Angry F1 Fans Call For Elon Musk To Ban Red Bull From Twitter

Red Bull posted a photo earlier this week that angered Formula 1 fans, with some calling out for Tesla CEO and Twitter owner, Elon Musk, to ban them from the social media platform.

The photo that Red Bull shared was from the controversial moment in the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP when Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton after the safety car ended which led to Verstappen taking the championship win. Fans were not happy about this due to Red Bull previously said that toxicity needs to be removed from social media.

One fan in particular asked Musk to ban Red Bull's account, saying:

"Hi @elonmusk. red bull racing are always moaning about toxicity towards them and their families. They have just posted this picture which I believe goes against your "encouraging others to harras policy." Could you disable their account forever please."

Hi @elonmusk. red bull racing are always moaning about toxicity towards them and their families. They have just posted this picture which I believe goes against your "encouraging others to harras policy." Could you disable their account forever please. pic.twitter.com/zXWRjoenDS
— Dave 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@DaveLewin) November 17, 2022

On the other hand, another fan called out Mercedes for posting a similar photo earlier in the year of the moment Hamilton won at Silverstone in 2021. They wrote:

"Hi @elonmusk please check out the pic posted by Mercedes in July….. so please start managing the hate and abuse against Max Verstappen and Red Bull racing"

Hi @elonmusk please check out the pic posted by Mercedes in July….. so please start managing the hate and abuse against Max Verstappen and Red Bull racing pic.twitter.com/OQPml9AgNF
— wuppie 🧡🧡 (@guppebek) November 18, 2022

The 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend has got under way today with the first two practice sessions done. We are going into the final race of the year in a very different position to last year as Verstappen has already won the driver's championship. Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez are still fighting it out for second place in the championship and are going into the race on Sunday with exactly the same points with George Russell just behind them.

Red Bull have already won the constructor's championship with Ferrari and Mercedes still competing for second this weekend.