A racing mechanic was axed over a foul-mouthed call to run over cyclists.
The comments appeared on the Facebook account of Charlie Forkner, lead mechanic with Formula E outfit Jaguar TCS Racing, under a police safety poster.
It read: “If there is a cycle lane and they are not using it, they shouldn’t be run off the road by anyone. They should be ran [sic] over in the road, dragged on to the path and p***ed on by everyone!
“I’ve ridden both mountain bikes and road bikes, both of which on cycle paths if possible. No excuse.”
Jaguar said Mr Forkner, who assembled cars for New Zealand race ace Mitch Evans, was “no longer associated” with the team.
A spokesman said: “Jaguar TCS Racing take breaches of our social media policy very seriously. We do not tolerate this behaviour in our team.”
The rant, which was deleted but not before screenshots were shared across social media, added: “If your bike isn’t capable of going up and down dropped curbs [sic] without damage, you are using the wrong bike.”
Mr Forkner was described on a motorsports website as “an integral part of Jaguar Racing who defied the odds to follow his passion and work in motorsport”.
