Monday, February 4, 2008

Shame on you,you are a disgrace to humanity




The above picture is another show of level of civilization is Spain .Look at these stupid thugs thinking they are ridiculing Lewis Hamilton.And they consider themselves as Europeans?. Read the story,

Racist thugs hurl abuse at Lewis Hamilton during test drives in Spain

Racist motorsport fans who hurled abuse at Lewis Hamilton could cost Spain its Grand Prix if they strike again.

A group of Spanish spectators blacked up their faces and wore wigs and T-shirts daubed with 'Hamilton's familly' (sic), before hurling abuse at the Formula One star at the weekend.

Witnesses said the group shouted "black s***" and "f****** blacks" whenever Hamilton made a pitstop at Barcelona's Montmelo circuit, as he tested a new car on Saturday.


Banners with insulting slogans aimed at Hamilton were removed by stewards. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has condemned the behaviour and threatened Spain with punishment if further racism is reported.

An FIA spokesman said: "FIA are surprised and disappointed at the abuse directed at Lewis Hamilton.

"An act of this kind is a clear breach of the principles enshrined in the FIA statutes, and any repetition will result in sanctions."

Test team manager Indy Lull said: "It is not right the way Lewis is being treated."

Hamilton is unpopular in Spain due to his tense relationship with former McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso last year.

Many Spanish fans see Hamilton as the reason Alonso quit the McLaren team early to re-join Renault after a pit-stop incident at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Spain is set to host two Grand Prixes this year - the Spanish race at Circuit de Catalunya in April and the European Grand Prix in Valencia in August.

This latest incident isn't the first time Spanish sports fans have been accused of racial abuse.

In 2004, English football players Shaun Wright-Phillips and Rio Ferdinand were subjected to monkey chants by some Spanish spectators at a friendly in Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium.

FIFA fined the Spanish football association £44,750.

The same year, Spanish football coach Luis Aragones was fined £2,000 by UEFA after he was filmed calling French Arsenal player Thierry Henry "a black s***".

Last year, Aragones successfully appealed the fine.

In October, Spanish Motorsport Federation president Carlos Gracia claimed he was surprised a "racist" country such as Britain had chosen a mixed-race driver to represent them.

He said: "It is perfectly normal for a British team and British fans wanting to succeed in formula one but it is ironic that the racists in England are having to rely on a coloured pilot."

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