,,I think we are better than that”, he referred to the behavior of the English fans. “They shouldn’t do that. Of course fans feel emotions and some may still feel the pain of last year. But I don’t agree.”
Hamilton received the same ‘treatment’ in 2021, particularly during race weekends in Austria and Hungary, with many Dutch fans in the stands. In Zandvoort he was mainly treated to applause, after, among others, Jan Lammers (sports director of the Dutch Grand Prix) called for Hamilton to be welcomed as a champion.