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FIA, Alpine, hit back at abusive Colapinto fans

May 20 F1's governing body, and the Alpine team, have slammed the personal abuse and threats being aimed at new Argentine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto's rivals. When Jack Doohan lost his race seat to 21-year-old Colapinto after Miami, his famous father Mick Doohan shared a social media ‘story' showing that Jack's 2025 statistics stacked up quite well against teammate Pierre Gasly. Motorcycling legend Mick told the Spanish broadcaster DAZN at Imola that he did it to 'make a point,' adding a quip that Alpine now seems to be a 'customer team' open to drivers whose sponsors are able to pay the most. That sparked a firestorm of abuse from Argentine fans on social media – that...
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