F1 ace Lewis Hamilton faces backlash on Twitter after calling his hometown of Stevenage a 'slum'
Formula 1 ace Lewis Hamilton is being slammed on social media after he referred to his hometown of Stevenage as a "slum". On December 16, Hamilton appeared on stage at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards and said that it was a dream for his family to "get out of the slums" before he quickly backtracked and said: "Well, not the slums, but to get out of somewhere and do something".
The town of Stevenage has around 80,000 residents and is located close to Welwyn Garden City. It also has a 14th-Century church, an arts center, a gallery, a museum, and a large pharmaceutical laboratory that is owned by GlaxoSmithKline.
The Daily Mail reported that the inhabitants of the so-called "slum" are less than happy with Hamilton and have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts. The leader of the Stevenage Borough Council said that the ace driver's comments were "disappointing" and many people felt "very offended".