Pourchaire receives death threats: Canapino likes bizarre message on X

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13:00, 04 Jun 2024

Estéban den Toom is an editor at GPblog, specializing in Formula 1. With a background in journalism and a keen eye for detail, he delivers daily, reliable coverage and analysis of technical developments and on-track strategy within the sport.

During the 60th round of the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix, Arrow McLaren driver Theo Pourchaire had some contact with Argentine Agustin Canapino. On X, the Frenchman made a shocking revelation about hate and even death threats he received after the contact during the Detroit Grand Prix.

Pourchaire calls on people to be nice

"I am sorry to have received so much hate and death threats in the last 24 hours for such a small incident at the Detroit GP. I hope people understand that we are all human and can make mistakes. But it is not normal to insult people online. Please be nice to each other."

Canapino likens strange post on X

Canapino, with whom Pourchaire had the incident on the track, liked a message on X with the slogan: 'Callum Pourchaire'. Callum refers to former teammate Callum Ilott who also received death threats for a race strategy that jeopardised Canapino's race.

Théo Pourchaire

@TPourchaire

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I’m sad I received so much hate and death threats in the last 24 hours for such a small incident in the Detroit GP. I hope people can understand that we are all humans and we can make mistakes. But it’s not normal to abuse people online.. Please be kind to each other 🙏🏻🫶🏻

Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team

@ArrowMcLaren

Arrow McLaren and @juncoshollinger will not tolerate any form of abuse or discrimination. Those participating in such actions are not welcome in our online community.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Pourchaire receives death threats: Canapino likes bizarre message on X

Pourchaire calls on people to be nice

Canapino likens strange post on X

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