his crash meant a safety car had to be deployed in the latter stages of the race, ultimately taking away the sizable gap lewis hamilton had built up over rival max verstappen. and when the grand prix was effectively reduced to a final lap race, verstappen overtook hamilton to take the championship. latifi says he was shocked by the scale and tone of the hate and abuse he received. he added that he had expected some of it so deleted social media apps from his phone immediately after the race. british w series driver abbie eaton has been describing the moment that she knew that she had broken her back in a crash in october. the 29—year old was racing at the circuit of the americas when she clipped a raised curb on the track and her car was launched into the air. now recovering , eaton has been spekaing to bbc sport about the accident.