As read by ORF on the broadcast right now, McLaren PR has reached out to media with a statement that they did not invite Donald Trump into their garage.

Trump came for an unannounced visit shortly before the start of the Miami GP.

  • WatTyler@lemmy.zip
    95·
    8 months ago

    McLaren PR put out some BS about ‘respecting the office’. That cunt didn’t respect his own office, nor those he swore to serve. He has publicly said and done undeniably reprehensible things. I’m fucking sick of the type of people who feel they’re too polite to be political and then are ‘dismayed’ by the direction society is headed in.

    Zak, if you wanna degrade yourself, do it away from one of Britain’s most venerated sporting institutions, for fuck’s sake.

    • RidcullyTheBrown@lemmy.world
      20·
      8 months ago

      I’m fucking sick of the type of people who feel they’re too polite to be political

      In this case you’re talking about an international sports event and the team is not american. Why do you expect them to take a strong stand against a former US president?

        • RidcullyTheBrown@lemmy.world
          9·
          8 months ago

          it’s a bit rich to play this card with a foreign team judging by what the current polls show in the US. How about you guys sort your own shit first and then start pointing fingers ? It’s not McLaren who made Trump president and it’s weird to expect them to involve themselves in your presidential race regardless of your feelings towards the candidates.

          • originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee
            13·
            8 months ago

            Yeah you’re right. Everyone should be able to smile and gladhand with fascists as long as they’re someone ELSE’S fascists. /s

            If Putin or Margaret thatcher (May she burn in hell) showed up in the Yankees’ dugout I’d expect them treat them like a fascist. Stop being so precious about a sport.

            • RidcullyTheBrown@lemmy.world
              3·
              8 months ago

              If Putin or Margaret thatcher (May she burn in hell) showed up in the Yankees’ dugout I’d expect them treat them like a fascist. Stop being so precious about a sport.

              oh, sure they would. Like Haas, an american team, racing in Rusia and meeting Putin without any issues until the entire competition had to stop due to international sanctions. Get off your high horse mate, you’re getting dizzy from the hotter air

                • RidcullyTheBrown@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  8 months ago

                  oh, are you mad at that? Are you so mad that you forgot it happened when you claimed it would never happen?

                  You’re just being childish and unreasonable. You’re probably the type of person who would have claimed McLaren has no business getting involved with politics is they refused to let Biden in.

                  • originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee
                    2·
                    8 months ago

                    “Not wanting fascists in my sports” is childish? Man this is fast cars driven by rich kids. This is billionaires measuring dicks. This sport is incredible but it isn’t so important that I’d give my team (not McLaren lol) a pass because I like their vroom vroom the best.

                    Every accusation is a confession. I think mixing politics and sports is fine. Great, actually. Morally correct, even. Sending black and Jewish athletes to the 1936 Olympics was political. Black athletes in the US kneeling for the anthem was political. Megan Rapinoe advocating for trans athletes is political. Hamilton wearing a pride flag in Qatar was political. McLaren accepting Trump IS POLITICAL. The difference between Trump and Biden showing up in the pit is that Biden is not an insurrectionist fascist. I think that matters, but I guess that distinction is childish to you? My guy you need to take a fucking breath.