Why Helmut Marko isn't the sole culprit in the Kimi Antonelli abuse storm

Let’s start with the clearest point: anyone who takes part in a harassment campaign is directly responsible for it. Whether it’s an anonymous, barely followed social media account or a public figure with thousands of readers, nobody is entitled to pour out crude, idiotic hatred at someone else. There is certainly no justification for such behaviour.

With that premise established, we can only regret how Helmut Marko - a long-time Red Bull figure, now 82 years old, an age that should by now bring a certain wisdom - threw Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the wolves at such a moment, when - at the end of the season - tension is running high. That outburst, even if some would argue it fits the Austrian’s unfiltered personality, was entirely avoidable.

Even if one may argue that Red Bull’s short st