Hamilton was involved in a first-lap crash with title rival Max Verstappen on Sunday at Silverstone as the two battled for the lead in the opening corners.
The world champion was seen by the commissioners as to blame for the incident in which Verstappen strayed off the track and crashed into the tire barriers on the outside of the high-speed Copse corner.
But despite a 10-second penalty, Hamilton was able to recover to an emotional victory.
However, the Verstappen incident sparked a great deal of controversy, with Red Bull bosses angry with Hamilton’s driving and even suggesting that he should face a racing ban.
The flames were further fanned when Verstappen himself tweeted after seeing Hamilton win that he thought it was “disrespectful” as the Brit celebrated in the hospital.
Throughout Sunday, official Mercedes social media posts sent racist messages such as monkey emojis and other insults in response.
Such behavior has been heavily criticized by Formula 1, the FIA and the Mercedes team, which issued a joint statement on Monday morning.
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It reads: “During and after yesterday’s British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton received multiple racist insults on social media after a collision during the race.
“Formula 1 The FIA and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team strongly condemn this behavior. These people have no place in our sport and we demand that those responsible be held accountable for their actions.
“Formula One, the FIA, the drivers and the teams are working to build a more diverse and inclusive sport and such unacceptable cases of online abuse need to be highlighted and eliminated.”
Hamilton himself recently described a similar racist abuse as “disgusting” against English soccer players after their defeat in the Euro 2020 final.
“The racial abuse on social media against our players after yesterday’s game is unacceptable,” wrote Hamilton.
“This kind of ignorance needs to be stopped. Tolerance and respect for colored players should not be conditional. Our humanity should not be conditional.”
Red Bull also issued a statement condemning the racist slurs against Hamilton, saying the team was “disgusted and sad” about the posts.
“Although we may be bitter rivals on the track, we are all united against racism. We condemn any kind of racist abuse against our team, our competitors and our fans,” said the Red Bull team statement.
“As a team, we are disgusted and sad to witness the racial slurs Lewis received on social media yesterday after colliding with Max. There is never an excuse for it, there is certainly no place for it in our sport and those responsible should be held. ” responsible.”
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