Lewis Hamilton says the “cheering” after his crash in final practice at Spa led him to warn some fans do not appreciate the dangers of racing.

The Mercedes driver wrote a post on social media on Saturday evening following death of Anthoine Hubert in a Formula 2 crash saying: “All these drivers put their life on the line when they hit the track and people need to appreciate that in a serious way because it is not appreciated enough. Not from the fans nor some of the people actually working in the sport.”

Speaking after yesterday’s race Hamilton said the crowd reaction to his crash earlier in the day had prompted the comments. “When I crashed there were some fans yelling, cheering or something like that and it was quite a decent hit, that’s what encouraged me to say the things I said at the end of the day,” he told Sky.

“Yesterday was a very, very tough day,” said Hamilton. “And even today just coming here. But I had to go out there and we all had to try and clear our thoughts and race with Anthoine in spirit.”

“To come here today it was really hard to believe we’ve lost a great racing driver yesterday and the world just continues on,” he added. “But the race was going on so you have to get in the car and go and do the job. I raced with him and his family in my thoughts and prayers today.”

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