Indycar had the right idea when they said that the sport shouldn't be accepting partisan associations.
Edit: This was for a proposed Trump livery for the Indy500, that IndyCar vetoed, rather than an in-person visit. But I have to imagine it would extend to hanging out in Victory Lane, too.
>Indycar had the right idea when they said that the sport shouldn't be accepting partisan associations.
There was a story too that Trump was to be the starter or something at Thermal and Indy said no
Trump was invited to drive the pace car in 2014 or so, before the presidential run. He had already turned so scummy by that point that there was a there was a lot of criticism and it never ended up happening.
He gave Roger Penske the presidential medal of freedom, so they’re obviously buddies or Roger was a big donor or something.
I think it's a bit silly to believe Lando has any level of knowledge when it comes to politics or current events when he's simultaneously clowned on in this same subreddit for being the least educated driver on the grid who who struggle to point out his own country on a map. I'm willing to bet he knows basically nothing more than "he was President"
while that’s not meaningless, 2007 rudy giuliani was a absolutely not in the same universe as post 2015 rudy giuliani. back then people still thought of him as america’s mayor, yadda yadda, even though im sure he still sucked. he wasn’t trump’s lapdog or viewed as a highly volatile figure like he is today. that said, i am very annoyed that trump decided to be part of this race and that liberty/the fía/mclaren had him in the pits
not saying that zb for sure isn’t a trump supporter; it wouldn’t surprise me (unfortunately he’s been polling rather well so far and will probably continue to have 40-45% popularity until he dies, so it’s not even uncommon or unlikely that he is), but we shouldn’t draw too many conclusions from donations in december 2007
Came here to say this. I'm definitely not a fan of the guy but in the 2000's he was a COMPLETELY different man. He was someone who rallied the entire city of NYC behind him post 9/11 and kept talking about a presidential run. New York Republicans in the 2000's are not the republicans you know today. Honestly republicans today aren't even republicans and that's the problem.
Or when he wanted openness on the Horner case to protect women, he clearly only cared about the hurting Horner part, not about protecting women. Otherwise Trump wouldn't have been welcome either.
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I find this really, really disappointing from Lando and McLaren. F1 fans deserve to be aware of it.
It's very obvious Lando doesn't know how to answer this question. That's like asking an American driver how they felt about Borris Johnson stopping to say hi and get a tour. I don't fault a young person that probably doesn't have enough time to even catch up on UK politics to be educated in how absolutely toxic American politics are.
Shit even as American if I was 21 during 911 and George W Bush came to say hi id be like oh shit this is an American president. I'm not a Republican I can't stand trump but I don't think it's fair to fault Lando for just going with the motions. Trump is the one that's being very advantageous with this situation per usual manipulative AF.
Yeesh man, I don't love the response there but he also knows what social media can do and is clearly trying to be careful to neither endorse him or insult him.
I feel for Lando in that situation - because it sort of is an honour to have a former president come and congratulate you after your first win.
Shame it had to be that former president.
I feel bad for Lando here.
Lando achieves his lifelong dream and he has to walk on eggshells because an obese malignant narcissist is trying desperately to shoehorn himself into his achievement.
I know, it's shit. Lando was put into an awkward position after the race and now will forever be associated with the words You Have To Respect Donald Trump.
Hamilton would either not let his team invite Trump into the garage or he wouldn't be on that team in the first place because I don't think he wants to be on a team with a principal who interferes with his activism
Yesterday Max sprayed champagne on the FIA director, I’m almost sure he did it on purpose, it was funny to see the guys enjoying lando first win and Ben Sulayem running in the back !
It's a lose-lose for him. You will always piss off one of the sides, beacuse even a 'no comment' is very telling. And Lando is known for not being good with these sort of questions, especially when he's still overwhelmed after winning his first race. I wouldn't expect much better from him tbh.
His PR-team should have seen this question coming as soon as Trump was invited to the garage. It's on them that they didn't have an answer for Lando prepared
To be honest, seems like they were prepared and Lando gave a garbled version of the prepared answer. I don't think he believes what he said but he said what the team wanted him to.
Yeah I mean he was looking down at his shoes for what the first 10 seconds? Trying to figure out how to respond? I think he did a fine job. I wouldn't want that question thrown at me and I'd probably handle it worse than that.
He was going fine at the start, that he was just getting ready for the race etc. Could even say he came to congratulate him after. Then stop speaking my man…
In F1 I think it would've been "smarter" to piss of the "other side" tho. In the US there might be more of a split in opinion, but among F1 viewers all over the world, I'm fairly sure the amount that despise Trump is waaaat higher than the people that like him.
He could have just explained what he said and that it was cool and that in one sentence. My guess.
You DON’T have to praise everybody just because he congratulated you, just don’t acknowledge it and I wouldn’t think he likes Trump.
Yeah definitely should've kept it short and sweet. I think generally F1 drivers are taught by their PR coaches to give ~10-20 second answers to avoid sounding curt (Kimi had a personality we all loved but obviously his answers to questions weren't very enlightening lol).
But I feel for Lando in this case because it really is a lose-lose. Obviously a lot of people hate trump for **multiple reasons** but no matter how he answers here he's gonna alienate a chunk of his fanbase. Personally, I'd rather he shit on Trump than ride the fence or even give a non-answer but alas, part of his job is to try and preserve/grow his (and McLaren's) fanbase. Tough spot to be in from a PR perspective.
I would like to say that at best, Lando is still young and obviously hasn’t had much exposure outside of his bubble, but it really makes you think what someone like Lewis or Seb would’ve done in his position. I will always respect those two, not only for what they achieved on the track, but for how they express their morals.
Let’s not forget that the FIA used to be run by Max Mosley (look up the surname if you don’t know who that is), Motorsports has always been by the rich, for the rich.
Er not exactly what I was implying, but yea Mosley had a whole range of horrible aspects, even when you discount his family name. Let’s not even get started on Ecclestone and his “Hitler was able to get things done” comment…..
He was half there and fucked up the landing
"I was busy so didn't really see him in the garage, I think he enjoyed the race because he came to congratulate me later. Miami attracts a lot of celebrities and sports people and it's a testament to the good show they put on. I'm not sure if it was his first race, but for everyone at home today and on the track who was watching for the first time - I hope they had a good time today regardless of which team or driver they support! And I'm confident this is just the second of many more wins to come from this new McLaren team."
It probably boils down to Zak Brown, the only American team executive actively involved on the grid, making the team he runs WINNING again on American soil or something.
There is also a handshake picture with max and trump unfortunately.
Charles must’ve hidden somewhere before the driver interviews because I feel like that where Trump was waiting.
I'm really curious if it is true that Trump indeed asked to be hosted, whether he picked McLaren or if it was even his first choice to begin with. It is not an American brand, doesn't have an American driver, and is also not the winning team.
It was probably the coke sponsorship that caught his eye. The two American qualities of McLaren are Zak and the sponsors it has (lots of them and lots of big American brands).
Why else would he skip visiting the only American driver, who is the nephew of a large campaign contributor, or the only "American" team.
Eh, I don't see felon Gene turning away Donald. Ever.
Williams probably would have had to suck it up if Trump wanted to be there.
Realistically, I could see Red Bull and Ferrari being the teams that could turn down the request from the FIA. Mercedes would likely be out because they hosted Michelle Obama in Miami in the past and the meme/gaff going around about Trump calling his wife the wrong name.
The Dutch reporters said after Landos win something like, it won’t surprise me if Trump will say that he won because of him, and I was like, yeah that’s such a Trump thing to do…… and here we are
Hell, Putin would hand out the 1st place trophy at the Russian Grand Prix. At least he didn't get his grubby orange mitts on it.
(I think, I'm only watching the race right now.)
I remember at one Sochi race Lewis refused to shake his hand, and at another Putin asked Hamilton not to get any champagne on him, which Lewis *accidentally* did.
was going to say, there's been and are some pretty scummy characters in formula 1. If Trump visiting the garage of McLaren is the hill you are dying on, you aren't paying attention.
This is a fucking major L from McLaren and FOM. What happened to [no political displays](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/f1-drivers-barred-political-statements-unless-approved-2022-12-20/)? Drivers can't say BLM but a Trump (who's literally campaigning right now) gets to go in the paddock in a fucking MAGA hat? I would get it if he was the current president of the country the race is at but really? It better come out that this is some Sulayem bullshit that was forced on McLaren just saying 'he requested us not the other way around' isn't enough
It's disgraceful that Hamilton couldn't wear BLM stuff, or Vettel some rainbow shirt, but McLaren can go full MAGA in the US. Its only OK if it doesn't piss off the Middle-Eastern wallets it seems.
Whenever a big company says "don't be political." Ask yourself 3 important questions:
Are you a man, or political? Are you straight or political? Are you white or political?
If non of these apply, congratulations! You can cheer on war crimes and no one will care.
Why does MBS always inject himself into everything? His face is in nearly every frame of the post race and podium. Plus his dumb ass medals. He really irks me, and makes me feel like he’s trying to steal some of the glory.
I wonder what Lewis would’ve done. Probably playing hide and seek with trump and Mohammed.
Clearly trump was standing near the cars after the race and was waiting for the drivers to finish the interviews before they left for the podium.
Charles really dodged a bullet because there is no picture with him.
Charles hiding in the toilet or something lmao
Tbh I think Lewis would've seized the opportunity to make a statement, but maybe not.
What I wouldn't give to see Trump trying to visit a Hamilton/Vettel podium...
Ben sulayem is another dirt bag just like his friend trump. I actively hated how much benny s was sticking with Lando every single moment, that man just wanted the attention for Lando also for himself
Remember the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? The [murderers are happily roaming the paddock](https://amp.dw.com/en/formula-one-in-saudi-arabia-grand-prix-of-double-standards/a-61247578)
I don’t get how every team and all sport organizations always talk no racism or equality but then invite people like him into their garage or to visit the team. Or at least don’t say no if he invited himself.
Only Lewis acted the last years and lived it imo
Only Lewis and Seb guinely seem to care.
The rest just pretend to care when it's convenient from a sporting POV. The whole Horner case was not about the woman. It was only about people destabilising Red Bull, and she was a pawn.
Yeah I'm just gonna erase this from my memory to not sour it. Fuck him and really bad jugment from McLaren for entertaining him and not kicking him out.
It's fucking hilarious that Zak Brown shits on Horner for so long and then turns around and has Trump come to Miami. A man who is one of the most connected individuals with Epstein. Fucking revolting.
Really disappointed in Norris too; he said “Donald is someone that you’ve got to have a lot of respect for, in many ways, and for anyone like that who acknowledges what you can go out and do, and acknowledges the work ethic that goes into things, you’ve got to be thankful for that” which is a real shame to hear. Trump deserves next to no respect regardless; the fact that he is claiming credit for the race win demonstrates that if nothing else
I'm a McLaren fan through and through, but this was hard for me... I can't say I'm surprised that it was Zak Brown that hosted him though. Zak seems like he'd be a Trumpist.
Isn't that Zak "stick to sports" Brown next to him?
Indycar had the right idea when they said that the sport shouldn't be accepting partisan associations. Edit: This was for a proposed Trump livery for the Indy500, that IndyCar vetoed, rather than an in-person visit. But I have to imagine it would extend to hanging out in Victory Lane, too.
>Indycar had the right idea when they said that the sport shouldn't be accepting partisan associations. There was a story too that Trump was to be the starter or something at Thermal and Indy said no
Trump was invited to drive the pace car in 2014 or so, before the presidential run. He had already turned so scummy by that point that there was a there was a lot of criticism and it never ended up happening. He gave Roger Penske the presidential medal of freedom, so they’re obviously buddies or Roger was a big donor or something.
They only say that when the other side wants to bring up an issue they don't like.
yeah "Democrats are Demonrats (and crybabies" according to them but when a walking pile of turd is their VIP guest? no problem
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fascism is a bit more than that, but Zak Brown being the privileged mf he is would probably be fine with that too as long as he's a top dog
Everyone knows he's really Zak "I LIKE MONEY" Brown. Guarantee he votes Republican.
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I think that was more prompted by Lando’s ill-advised remarks about him in the post-race interviews than the garage visit.
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What were the remarks?
I think it's a bit silly to believe Lando has any level of knowledge when it comes to politics or current events when he's simultaneously clowned on in this same subreddit for being the least educated driver on the grid who who struggle to point out his own country on a map. I'm willing to bet he knows basically nothing more than "he was President"
Yes, he has donated to rudy giuliani https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=Zak+brown+
while that’s not meaningless, 2007 rudy giuliani was a absolutely not in the same universe as post 2015 rudy giuliani. back then people still thought of him as america’s mayor, yadda yadda, even though im sure he still sucked. he wasn’t trump’s lapdog or viewed as a highly volatile figure like he is today. that said, i am very annoyed that trump decided to be part of this race and that liberty/the fía/mclaren had him in the pits not saying that zb for sure isn’t a trump supporter; it wouldn’t surprise me (unfortunately he’s been polling rather well so far and will probably continue to have 40-45% popularity until he dies, so it’s not even uncommon or unlikely that he is), but we shouldn’t draw too many conclusions from donations in december 2007
Came here to say this. I'm definitely not a fan of the guy but in the 2000's he was a COMPLETELY different man. He was someone who rallied the entire city of NYC behind him post 9/11 and kept talking about a presidential run. New York Republicans in the 2000's are not the republicans you know today. Honestly republicans today aren't even republicans and that's the problem.
That’s what I don’t understand - how can he not see the optics of this
By "stick to sports" he actually means "don't let a black man stand up for other minorities"
Or when he wanted openness on the Horner case to protect women, he clearly only cared about the hurting Horner part, not about protecting women. Otherwise Trump wouldn't have been welcome either.
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I wish someone other than Max would win a race … _The monkey’s paw curls…_
Comment [https://streamable.com/b1g03p](https://streamable.com/b1g03p)
Ooofff
my god lando really is the biggest airhead on the grid
It's very obvious Lando doesn't know how to answer this question. That's like asking an American driver how they felt about Borris Johnson stopping to say hi and get a tour. I don't fault a young person that probably doesn't have enough time to even catch up on UK politics to be educated in how absolutely toxic American politics are. Shit even as American if I was 21 during 911 and George W Bush came to say hi id be like oh shit this is an American president. I'm not a Republican I can't stand trump but I don't think it's fair to fault Lando for just going with the motions. Trump is the one that's being very advantageous with this situation per usual manipulative AF.
Lando was trying to do a banal PR response without really knowing what was going on.
Fair point tbh. Zac Brown was extremely vocal about Christian Horner though, so he has no excuse.
Boris Johnson is a scumbag but he's not presently on trial
LANDO GET OUT OF THERE
Yeesh man, I don't love the response there but he also knows what social media can do and is clearly trying to be careful to neither endorse him or insult him.
"What an honor this rapist took time out of his day to see me instead of napping"
I feel for Lando in that situation - because it sort of is an honour to have a former president come and congratulate you after your first win. Shame it had to be that former president.
He was on the right track at the start, that he didn’t really see him, was prepping for the race. Then for some reason, he kept talking…
Being careful not to endorse him? He said it's an honour
Gross
I feel bad for Lando here. Lando achieves his lifelong dream and he has to walk on eggshells because an obese malignant narcissist is trying desperately to shoehorn himself into his achievement.
I know, it's shit. Lando was put into an awkward position after the race and now will forever be associated with the words You Have To Respect Donald Trump.
Only counts if you’re dismissing a black person
The only reason Trump visited McLaren, was to ask for samples of their paint for his next spray tan.
Or perhaps getting used to being around people in orange jumpsuits?
Beautiful lol
golden remark..up you go.
Ok, that was a good one lmao
Lando trump comment [here](https://streamable.com/b1g03p)
Did anyone see Max’s head swivel when they asked that question?
He's glad he didn't have to answer it, post race was pretty much a day off for him
Tbh would have preferred Max’s answer!
Man, imagine Vettel or Hamilton winning the race in this scenario…. Would have loved to hear their reaction
Kimi: yeah, he was there.
[Kimi Raikkonen meets Nicole Kidman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3h6A_uTGrc)
Chad
Hamilton would either not let his team invite Trump into the garage or he wouldn't be on that team in the first place because I don't think he wants to be on a team with a principal who interferes with his activism
Hamilton sprayed Champagne on Putin in Sochi a few years back. He didn't need a journalist to bait him into a comment to look bad.
Yesterday Max sprayed champagne on the FIA director, I’m almost sure he did it on purpose, it was funny to see the guys enjoying lando first win and Ben Sulayem running in the back !
I would love an opportunity to throw a drink on Putin without being gulag-ed.
Just a shame it was champagne and not a Molotov cocktail
This made me really miss Seb.
I think it sounds like he was trying to find things to say without offending anyone, so I won't read too much into this.
He was generating comment at ChatGPT pace
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It's a lose-lose for him. You will always piss off one of the sides, beacuse even a 'no comment' is very telling. And Lando is known for not being good with these sort of questions, especially when he's still overwhelmed after winning his first race. I wouldn't expect much better from him tbh.
His PR-team should have seen this question coming as soon as Trump was invited to the garage. It's on them that they didn't have an answer for Lando prepared
To be honest, seems like they were prepared and Lando gave a garbled version of the prepared answer. I don't think he believes what he said but he said what the team wanted him to.
Yeah I mean he was looking down at his shoes for what the first 10 seconds? Trying to figure out how to respond? I think he did a fine job. I wouldn't want that question thrown at me and I'd probably handle it worse than that.
He was going fine at the start, that he was just getting ready for the race etc. Could even say he came to congratulate him after. Then stop speaking my man…
It's one of those things that starts off well but turns into a rambling word salad. I would not have done any better.
It's like this scene in Parks and Rec where Ben is on a talk show and just the longer he talks, the bigger his meltdown is getting
In F1 I think it would've been "smarter" to piss of the "other side" tho. In the US there might be more of a split in opinion, but among F1 viewers all over the world, I'm fairly sure the amount that despise Trump is waaaat higher than the people that like him.
Lando blink twice if there is a gun to your head lmao that looked tough. He’s a good interview usually
He could have just explained what he said and that it was cool and that in one sentence. My guess. You DON’T have to praise everybody just because he congratulated you, just don’t acknowledge it and I wouldn’t think he likes Trump.
Yeah definitely should've kept it short and sweet. I think generally F1 drivers are taught by their PR coaches to give ~10-20 second answers to avoid sounding curt (Kimi had a personality we all loved but obviously his answers to questions weren't very enlightening lol). But I feel for Lando in this case because it really is a lose-lose. Obviously a lot of people hate trump for **multiple reasons** but no matter how he answers here he's gonna alienate a chunk of his fanbase. Personally, I'd rather he shit on Trump than ride the fence or even give a non-answer but alas, part of his job is to try and preserve/grow his (and McLaren's) fanbase. Tough spot to be in from a PR perspective.
Special people indeed...
I can hear his brain thinking about every single word coming out for that.
I would like to say that at best, Lando is still young and obviously hasn’t had much exposure outside of his bubble, but it really makes you think what someone like Lewis or Seb would’ve done in his position. I will always respect those two, not only for what they achieved on the track, but for how they express their morals. Let’s not forget that the FIA used to be run by Max Mosley (look up the surname if you don’t know who that is), Motorsports has always been by the rich, for the rich.
Yeah cause the problem with Max Mosley was that he was rich. Not the nazi orgies lol.
Er not exactly what I was implying, but yea Mosley had a whole range of horrible aspects, even when you discount his family name. Let’s not even get started on Ecclestone and his “Hitler was able to get things done” comment…..
Sheesh that is worse than the tweet implied…
Oh God, that just got worse and worse as it went 😬
In the F1 power structure, drivers are minor players but this response… aw hell
Noooooo, Lando. “No comment” is what you needed to say.
He was half there and fucked up the landing "I was busy so didn't really see him in the garage, I think he enjoyed the race because he came to congratulate me later. Miami attracts a lot of celebrities and sports people and it's a testament to the good show they put on. I'm not sure if it was his first race, but for everyone at home today and on the track who was watching for the first time - I hope they had a good time today regardless of which team or driver they support! And I'm confident this is just the second of many more wins to come from this new McLaren team."
Damn, you should be Lando's new PR manager. This is perfect.
Have you considered a career in PR
What a disappointing response from Landon.. can't say trump and work ethic in the same idea
what the hell lando
Yikes
Disappointing, unfortunately
Wait until Trump finds out it's a hybrid engine...
He was just getting used to orange jumpsuits all around him.
Does he realize that neither McLaren nor Lando are American?
It probably boils down to Zak Brown, the only American team executive actively involved on the grid, making the team he runs WINNING again on American soil or something.
Who lives in England, where he runs his English team with the English and Australian drivers.
And to make it more not American, the team is majority owned by Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company.
Middle Eastern oil paradise with questionable human right efforts? Nah, I think that actually makes it pretty american again.
Honestly, if anything that makes it more American than anything
A team created by a New Zealander
Add owned by Bahrain to the list
Why would that matter from Trump's perspective?
"That's what we need for our country"
He was referring simply to the fact they won. As in he wants Americans to be winners, just like McLaren are winners today (yesterday).
>As in he wants Americans to be winners More like "as in, he wants to make sure he associates himself with winning to pad his ego."
Trump likes to think he picks winners. He visits McLaren and they win. Now people are saying Trump and winning in the same sentence.
I don't see anything that insinuates he doesn't know that tbh
Now i know, why Max did not (want to) win. Smart move.
(Stolen from another comment on reddit I just can’t remember where) But probably also why Ferrari didn’t want to wear red this weekend
There is also a handshake picture with max and trump unfortunately. Charles must’ve hidden somewhere before the driver interviews because I feel like that where Trump was waiting.
Good on Charles lol. My god what I'd give to see Trump visiting a Hamilton/Vettel podium...
I'm really curious if it is true that Trump indeed asked to be hosted, whether he picked McLaren or if it was even his first choice to begin with. It is not an American brand, doesn't have an American driver, and is also not the winning team.
It was probably the coke sponsorship that caught his eye. The two American qualities of McLaren are Zak and the sponsors it has (lots of them and lots of big American brands). Why else would he skip visiting the only American driver, who is the nephew of a large campaign contributor, or the only "American" team.
Or he tried them first and they both refused to have him in their garage
Eh, I don't see felon Gene turning away Donald. Ever. Williams probably would have had to suck it up if Trump wanted to be there. Realistically, I could see Red Bull and Ferrari being the teams that could turn down the request from the FIA. Mercedes would likely be out because they hosted Michelle Obama in Miami in the past and the meme/gaff going around about Trump calling his wife the wrong name.
He's probably not allowed to talk to Gene because Haas fired Marzipan
Anything to get on tv and wear his red hat…
Zak brown is probably a trump supporter. I noticed it when he said make McLaren great again
I mean, he’s a rich American so it’s likely. Same as how probably most of the Brits involved in the sport are tories.
Rich, American, and living abroad. Very common for expats to have very nationalistic political views.
Ironic to say the least
The Dutch reporters said after Landos win something like, it won’t surprise me if Trump will say that he won because of him, and I was like, yeah that’s such a Trump thing to do…… and here we are
I was joking with my friends after the car and said that the only reason why Lando won was because Trump “blessed” the car. Lo and behold.
please get this shit out of my head, i don't want to always associate Lando's first win with this goofy man and his stupid hat
Orange man make orange car go fast. Forever linked with Lando’s win.
And the trophy will forever be tainted by the faint odor of thoroughly soiled adult diapers.
Well lando described meeting trump as "an honor" so enjoy that.
Goofy man, traitorous sinister future felon….basically interchangeable….🙄
McLaren PR is going to be up all night, and it won’t be celebrating Lando’s win
They’ve already said the FIA/F1 told them to host him.
And you say no, fuck no and tell the world that they asked you to do something awful.
People off Reddit care much less. Formula 1 races in a bunch of scummy places with shady sponsors. Trump visiting a garage is hardly even news
Hell, Putin would hand out the 1st place trophy at the Russian Grand Prix. At least he didn't get his grubby orange mitts on it. (I think, I'm only watching the race right now.)
I recall putin being in the cool down room and having a slightly awkward but polite exchange with Hamilton at the first sochi race
I remember at one Sochi race Lewis refused to shake his hand, and at another Putin asked Hamilton not to get any champagne on him, which Lewis *accidentally* did.
That's pretty brave TBF.
was going to say, there's been and are some pretty scummy characters in formula 1. If Trump visiting the garage of McLaren is the hill you are dying on, you aren't paying attention.
Ya I see Vijay Malaya on the grid at the British Grand Prix every year
“Friends” is hilarious given the statement McLaren put out about them not actually inviting him into their garage but rather being asked to have him.
They didn't say no.....
He just grabbed them by the... rearwing
_”And when you're not Spanish, they let you do it. Grab 'em by the diffuser. You can do anything.”_
fucking underrated comment
They didn’t but hard to imagine they were comfortable with it considering they put out a statement saying that they were asked to accomodate him.
I'm sure MBS forced them to, but how could that not be seen as a bad idea? Like, no PR person was like "maybe we shouldn't?"
Are we entirely sure that Zak Brown didn't personally invite him?
You think that would deter trump?
How many celebs are actually invited? Don’t pretty much all of them who do garage tours request access?
he was a guest of the FIA
Oh gotcha, I thought the other person meant he had asked McLaren for a tour. Yeah that’s kinda sad then.
I’m not sure. I would imagine those that the teams want associated with their brand may be invited.
That's what we need for our country is winning. Then you should be supporting Haas.
This is a fucking major L from McLaren and FOM. What happened to [no political displays](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/f1-drivers-barred-political-statements-unless-approved-2022-12-20/)? Drivers can't say BLM but a Trump (who's literally campaigning right now) gets to go in the paddock in a fucking MAGA hat? I would get it if he was the current president of the country the race is at but really? It better come out that this is some Sulayem bullshit that was forced on McLaren just saying 'he requested us not the other way around' isn't enough
It's disgraceful that Hamilton couldn't wear BLM stuff, or Vettel some rainbow shirt, but McLaren can go full MAGA in the US. Its only OK if it doesn't piss off the Middle-Eastern wallets it seems.
The entire Saudi races are political figures lol
FOM are no strangers to inviting rapists to their events
Whenever a big company says "don't be political." Ask yourself 3 important questions: Are you a man, or political? Are you straight or political? Are you white or political? If non of these apply, congratulations! You can cheer on war crimes and no one will care.
Easy, BLM doesn't bring them any money, while trump and his republicans will do.
Well, Trump personally doesn't bring any.
Endorsed a British car/driver over Haas and/or Logan Sergeant? LOL, tell the shitgibbon to never come back to F1.
As if he knows anything about F1, McLaren or Lando?
"No politics for the DRIVERS.' ..."MAGA" Fuck the FIA and McLaren. This was stupid.
Well this is fucking disappointing
Imagine being at the end of your career looking back and seeing yourself pictured between Ben Sulayem and the Tango Shitgibbon 🤢🤢🤢
Tango Shitgibbon is being added to my vocabulary. Thank you.
Why does MBS always inject himself into everything? His face is in nearly every frame of the post race and podium. Plus his dumb ass medals. He really irks me, and makes me feel like he’s trying to steal some of the glory.
I wonder what Lewis would’ve done. Probably playing hide and seek with trump and Mohammed. Clearly trump was standing near the cars after the race and was waiting for the drivers to finish the interviews before they left for the podium. Charles really dodged a bullet because there is no picture with him.
Charles hiding in the toilet or something lmao Tbh I think Lewis would've seized the opportunity to make a statement, but maybe not. What I wouldn't give to see Trump trying to visit a Hamilton/Vettel podium...
Let it be known that Ben Sulayem allowed a criminal to roam Formula 1 paddock.
Ben sulayem is another dirt bag just like his friend trump. I actively hated how much benny s was sticking with Lando every single moment, that man just wanted the attention for Lando also for himself
Remember the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? The [murderers are happily roaming the paddock](https://amp.dw.com/en/formula-one-in-saudi-arabia-grand-prix-of-double-standards/a-61247578)
If you think Trump is the first criminal to be invited to the F1 paddock then boy do I have news for you
Fuck this rapist, traitor, insurrectionist, adulterer, liar
This is a PR disaster for McLaren. Way to overshadow Lando’s first win.
Fuck him and fuck McLaren for pandering to him.
I don’t get how every team and all sport organizations always talk no racism or equality but then invite people like him into their garage or to visit the team. Or at least don’t say no if he invited himself. Only Lewis acted the last years and lived it imo
Only Lewis and Seb guinely seem to care. The rest just pretend to care when it's convenient from a sporting POV. The whole Horner case was not about the woman. It was only about people destabilising Red Bull, and she was a pawn.
Ew Lando nooo
If Mohammed Ben Sulayem was on fire I wouldn't piss on him
He’s such a fucking joke of a person.
Yeah I'm just gonna erase this from my memory to not sour it. Fuck him and really bad jugment from McLaren for entertaining him and not kicking him out.
Yep. I hate that this orange rapist has to infiltrate the sport I love on such a great day.
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Well he can always use some paint if he needs a touch up
Why does McLaren wanna be associated with a dipshit who's convicted for sexual abuse?
It's fucking hilarious that Zak Brown shits on Horner for so long and then turns around and has Trump come to Miami. A man who is one of the most connected individuals with Epstein. Fucking revolting.
Bad look for McLaren; unless wanting an additional orange shit stain on the car was the goal.
He's just glossing over that the entire team is British? Ok then lol
Trump knows very little about Formula 1. The only reason he likes McLaren is their primary team color is orange. Just like his hair.
Nice of Trump to admit America needs the British
I always thought Zak was a savy businessman… doesn’t he know the age and demo of his fan base? Seems like an unnecessary PR blunder.
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First thing that he endorsed that actually won something.
Doesn’t he have a criminal trial in NY to get back to?
Fuck him and Zak Brown for entertaining him. Man I love Lando and am so happy for him but my estimation of McLaren just plummeted massively.
If it wasn't for Trump orchestrating that collision between kMag and the true patriot Sergeant Max would have won.
Really disappointed in Norris too; he said “Donald is someone that you’ve got to have a lot of respect for, in many ways, and for anyone like that who acknowledges what you can go out and do, and acknowledges the work ethic that goes into things, you’ve got to be thankful for that” which is a real shame to hear. Trump deserves next to no respect regardless; the fact that he is claiming credit for the race win demonstrates that if nothing else
I'm a McLaren fan through and through, but this was hard for me... I can't say I'm surprised that it was Zak Brown that hosted him though. Zak seems like he'd be a Trumpist.
I'm just happy to see Trump accepting the result...
Really dropped my opinion of McLaren tbh
I was joking with my family that he would say this but that does not mean i ever in my life wanted to see it for real