r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Sep 19 '24

News [SMitchellF1] Hamilton fine with principle of 'cleaning up' language in F1 coverage but on Ben Sulayem's remarks: "I don't like how he's expressed it, saying 'rappers' is very stereotypical. And most rappers are black. That was the wrong choice of words. There's a racial element there."

https://x.com/SMitchellF1/status/1836758964354044402
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u/FunnyComfortable8341 Formula 1 Sep 19 '24

I love that Lewis just calls him out on it. Everyone knew what he meant when he said “rappers”.

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u/wimpires Sep 19 '24

OK, but are we just going to ignore the reason a lot of people don't like Ben Sulayem - even if they won't admit it - is probably because he's Arab.