The Mercedes F1 team is set to present social media comments and messages directed to Kimi Antonelli to the FIA after
the Italian suffered online abuse.
The remarks came after Antonelli made a mistake on the penultimate lap of the Qatar Grand Prix which allowed Lando
Norris through for fourth place.
Norris' position gain means he enters the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 12-point lead over Max Verstappen, with the late
move offering him a two-point boost in the title fight.
Shortly after the grand prix, Antonelli changed his profile picture to a black image.
While his latest Instagram post has various messages of support, there have also been comments of criticism for the
RacingNews365 understand that over 1,100 severe or suspect comments were flagged by the team's community management
tools on Antonelli's accounts, with several of them being death threats or wishing harm upon him.
Additionally, over 330 severe comments were flagged across Mercedes' accounts.
It is a matter Mercedes is taking very seriously and will present the comments to the FIA as part of its United Against
After the race, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko accused Antonelli of purposely letting Norris past for position.