Private investigators drafted in by Mercedes as ‘sabotage’ email plot thickens
Afterಌ police confir⭕m no crime was committed, Mercedes take next step to tackle the issue

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes have hired private investigators to hunt the source of emails claiming they are sabotaging 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, ltxcn.top understands.
After Northampton🎃shire Police confirmed that no criminal offences had been committed, after Mercedes reported the anonymous emails, the F1 team are pressing ahead with the use of private investigators.
Toto Wolff has mad𒁃e his fury clear about the anonymous mes𒁏sages that have leaked.
The messages claimed Mercedes were sabotagin🎉g Hamilton’s season - and🉐 even endangering him - and purported to be sent by a member of the F1 team itself.
The claim suggested 𓄧that Mercedes were favouring his teammate George Russell because Hamilton will move to Fer🐎rari next year.
Wolff has clari𒁃fied that the emails were not sent by a Mercedes emp🌟loyee.
He criticised wh𓃲oever sent the email as a “conspiracy ꧅theorist” and a “lunatic”.
Wolff added: “When we are getting these kinds of emails, and we are getting tons of them, it is u♍psetting particularly when someone is talking about death and all these things.”
Last week in Ba𒁃rcelona, t𒆙he Mercedes boss made it clear he would not let this matter lie.
“I have instructed to go full force with police inquiring it, researching the IP address, r🦩esearching the phone number, because online abuse in that way needs to stop,” he said.
“People can’♉t hide behind their phones, or their computers, and ꦜabuse teams or drivers in a way like this.”
Mercedes first reported the problem to the police who released a statement: “Northamptonshire Police received a report 🌱on June 12 regarding an email that had been circulated within t🌱he Mercedes AMG F1 team.
“No crimiꦓnal offences were found to have been committed. However, advice was given regarding any further emails the team may 𒐪receive.”
Now, throug💝h the use of private investigators, Mercedes aim to tackle the problem.
Hamilton comments on 'negativity'
Hami♊lton defended his teammate Russell from online abuse,𒈔 last week in Spain.
“I wasn’t actually aware that George was experien✤cing any negativity,𒅌” Hamilton said.
“George ༺has done nothing but his best every single weekend and delivering for the tea🅘m, so he can’t be faulted at all.
“Of course there are always things t⛄hat can be better within a team and that comes through conversations, through communication, and that’s what we’re consistently working on.
“But we’re all i🔯n the same boat, we’re all working hard💜 together and we all want to finish on a high. We owe that to our long-term relationship.”
Hamilton had only out-qualified Russell once in nine attempts this season, before last we🦹ekend in Barcelona.
He had oddly claimed beforehand that he did not ex♈pect to qualify ahead of his teammate this season.
Wo🌠lff was asked by Sky Sports in Barcelona if the qualifying battle between his drivers will "ebb and flow" and if Hamilton will be "energised" by the W15's improvements.
Wolff responded: “I think he has always been energised. The gaps are ꧋so tiny.
“It can swing one direction or the other.
“I’m happy it went good for him [on Saturday].”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyth꧃ing from American sports, to football, to F1.