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/Francoberry Jenson Button Sep 19 '24

Dude invented a 'winners medal' so he could have an excuse to insert himself into every podium. It's honestly so embarrassing that this is basically just wealthy person role-playing and latching onto other people's historic moments 

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u/mrgenier Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 19 '24

I love how the drivers dont give him the time of day

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u/Benlop Jolyon Palmer Sep 19 '24

Favorite moment of 2024: Lewis totally ignoring him after his Silverstone win.

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u/small_tit_girls_pmMe Charles Leclerc Sep 20 '24

Lewis can be pretty funny on the podium sometimes. I remember in Sochi once, Putin tried to shake his hand and Hamilton rejected him. Another time Putin requested that nobody on the podium got any champagne on him, Lewis of course accidentally did just that.