“Now I Hate You”: Sebastian Vettel Harassed by Fans for Not Following Lewis Hamilton’s Footsteps Over Recent Calamity

Ever since the news of devastation started coming in from Turkey and Syria, help poured in from all parts of the world. Going by how the death toll is rising every hour, every effort is important. Formula 1, through Stefano Domenicali, expressed its condolences for the dead, as well. Even drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, are doing their part to make sure necessary supplies reach the victims. Surprisingly, no appeal has come out from the social media handles of Sebastian Vettel, who is otherwise very sensitive toward such issues. As the German driver put out a post on his Instagram, Turkish fans slammed him for turning a blind eye.

At the time of writing this article, reports suggest the death toll in the earthquake-affected areas has crossed 21,000. Taking note of the widespread suffering, Hamilton raised alarm on the devastating situation. Through a series of Instagram stories, he urged people to donate to charities that were working in Turkey and Syria.

Sebastian Vettel urged to follow Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps

A series of massive earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6, turning entire cities into rubble. Among them, two earthquakes registered a reading of 7.8 and 7.5. While the whole world is coming together at such a time, fans found Seb’s silence deafening.

Sebastian Vettel recently put out a heartfelt post on his Instagram account about the passing of a loved one. However, the response in the comments wasn’t too kind. While many urged him to post something along the lines of what Hamilton did, others slammed him for overlooking their plight.

Have a look at some reactions to the post he put out.

“You share 50 stories when it comes to lgbt and bee, shame you didn’t share anything about those who died in the earthquake in turkey you were my idol vettel now i hate you”

“Sebastian, Why don’t you help us ? At least you can share something like Lewis.”

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Many fans slammed him for putting out posts on the importance of bees for the environment, but nothing on recent earthquakes.

“you share anything on your story (Ukraine War, Bees, LGBT) but you don’t any sharing about Turkey. that explains everything.”

“Can you please share something about the very big disaster (earthquake) in Turkey, and share for support and aid campaigns? Maybe the lives of thousands of people are as important as LGBT rights, don’t you think?”

Some were a little more polite in the way they asked him to put out posts in their support.

“Seb, there was a huge earthquake in Turkey. Please help us”

“Help Turkey, at least share a story please”

“Help Türkiye please. Just sending your best wishes is enough for us.”

One fan highlighted how much love he receives from Turkey and now it was his turn to return the favor.

“You are the most loved F1 driver in Turkey. We expect your support during the difficult process we are going through due to earthquakes”

However, some of the fans had the German’s back.

“To all the Turkish people in comment section, people can donate without sharing it on insta too. It’s not a necessity to come and declare your charities on social media”

“To all the people saying “help turkey How do you know he isn’t. He could very well be making donations without posting them online. There are other ways to help rather that just posting it on your Instagram story”

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Rescue operations are running at full pace in both countries. However, as time passes, the hope of finding more survivors under the rubble gets bleaker. Let us hope more help comes forward because the news coming out is not very uplifting.