Former Aston Martin F1 worker reveals racist & homophobic abuse

Former Aston Martin F1 worker reveals racist & homophobic abuse

 

 

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Aidan Louw joined the team in February and worked as a laminator, building parts for the team’s F1 cars.Speaking to Sky News, Louw shed light on the abuse he endured during his time with the Silverstone-based outfit.”Before I even walked into my working environment that’s when I was told ‘look if you’ve got a problem with how we speak here, it’s just how we speak’,” he said.FIA plans new aero changes to stop porpoising in 2023The impressive record Lewis Hamilton has set in F1 2022The weirdest F1 rules that have been violated so far this seasonHow Mercedes fixed Lewis Hamilton’s F1 car in just 3.5 hoursLouw claimed that the racist name-calling started immediately.Related Articles How Mercedes fixed Lewis Hamilton’s F1 car in just 3.5 hours FIA plans new aero changes to stop porpoising in 2023″It went from brownie to darkie – I wasn’t referred to as Aidy…or anything like that. I was called n** n** and brownie – that is what I was referred to.”It was towards the end of the duration that I had finally processed what was happening.”It had taken me shift cycle after shift cycle of abuse after abuse, words going from n** n** and brownie to outright n***** when I am being called a n***** that’s where I draw the line, that’s where I go no.”He also suffered homophobic abuse.”I disclosed to someone that I had a boyfriend in my teen years and that was it – in that split second everything switched,” he explained.Related Articles The impressive record Lewis Hamilton has set in F1 2022 The weirdest F1 rules that have been violated so far this season”As soon as they found out about that sliver of information that was it, they were trying to claw me down to break me down as a man, as an individual and a human.”Aston Martin’s responseIn response to Louw’s claims, Aston Martin explained to Sky that his contract with the team was terminated due to a combination of factors including poor performance and poor timekeeping.”4 Aston Martin told Sky News: “AMR and its supplier operate a zero-tolerance policy with regard to racism, homophobia and all types of discrimination.”We deal with any allegations of this unacceptable behaviour seriously including thoroughly investigating such claims and sanctioning any individual who falls short of our standards.”In this case, the complainant was rightly believed, his complaints were immediately acted upon and appropriate sanctions were imposed in line with our zero-tolerance policy.”We are in ongoing discussions with him.”Racism has dominated the media headlines in recent weeks with Nelson Piquet abusing Lewis Hamilton during a Brazilian podcast.”5F2 driver Juri Vips was dropped by Red Bull after using a racial slur during a gaming stream online. 

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