Herbert demands action for death threats: "Lucky didn't affect me"

Johnny Herbert received death threats after being part of the stewards team who handed Fernando Alonso a penalty for an incident in the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. The former F1 driver demands social media platforms should take action on those who deliver the death threats. Herbert admitted he wasn't affected by the death threat thrown at him but knows it can cause problems for other officials, athletes and ordinary people.

Herbert was part of the stewarding team for the Australian Grand Prix, where a collision between Fernando Alonso and George Russell resulted in Russell crashing heavily on the penultimate lap of the race. The stewards gave the Spaniard a time penalty after he was judged to have approached the turn differently with the Mercedes behind.

Alonso lost his sixth place result after this decision by the stewards. Instead, the Aston Martin driver finished 8th and scored four points. Herbert said he received "awful death threats" after being one of the stewards who came up with the decision.

Herbert wants action to be taken

"I can laugh about it. We are lucky that it doesn’t affect us. But it does hurt many people. When it does happen, action should be taken. Something has to be done about it. But I never hear anything being done," Herbert is quoted by Fastest Payout Online Casino.

"It is part of the social media world where everyone has an opinion but don’t have the facts to back it up. It happens too much now. Athletes, officials in many sports get bombarded with death threats. And many do suffer a lot because of it. The filth and abuse happens in all walks of life even to ordinary people. Those platforms should be on top of it. But they are not. They allow it to happen. I don’t understand why. They should take action. But they say they cannot find a way of stopping it. I don’t believe that," Herbert concluded.