Northamptonshire Police have discovered no prison offences over an nameless e-mail accusing the Mercedes Formulation 1 workforce of harmful sabotage of Lewis Hamilton’s automotive.
Earlier this month, an nameless e-mail accused Mercedes and particularly workforce principal Toto Wolff of “systematic sabotaging” of Hamilton’s automotive, technique and psychological well being.
The e-mail was despatched to the identical listing of F1 and media representatives who have been forwarded alleged WhatsApp messages involving Christian Horner’s controversy earlier this yr.
Through the Spanish GP weekend, Wolff dismissed options that the e-mail had any fact in it, or that it had come from certainly one of its workforce members.
“It isn’t from a member of the workforce,” mentioned Wolff in Barcelona on Friday.
“After we are getting these sorts of emails, and we’re getting tons of them, it’s upsetting, notably when there’s someone speaking about demise and all these items.”
Wolff revealed Mercedes had referred to as within the police to analyze the e-mail and its origin.
“On this explicit one, I’ve instructed to go on full pressure,” Wolff added. “We’ve the police inquiring [about] it. We’re researching the IP handle.
“We’re researching the telephone. All of that as a result of on-line abuse in that method must cease. Individuals cannot disguise behind their telephones or their computer systems and abuse groups or drivers in a method like this.”
Toto Wolff, Staff Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG F1 Staff
Photograph by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Photos
On Tuesday, nonetheless, police mentioned it had discovered no prison offences have been dedicated, however that it had suggested Mercedes methods to proceed in case of a repeat.
“Northamptonshire Police obtained a report on 12 June concerning an e-mail that had been circulated throughout the Mercedes AMG F1 Staff,” a Northamptonshire police spokesperson informed the BBC.
“No prison offences have been discovered to have been dedicated. Nevertheless, recommendation was given concerning any additional emails the workforce could obtain.”
Hamilton will go away Mercedes for Ferrari on the finish of the 2024 season.
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