🫣 Lewis Hamilton calls out FIA president

Lewis Hamilton has accused FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of having a “racial element” in his criticism of F1 drivers swearing like “rappers”.

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[timbaker]

“Yall act like you never seen a white person rap before…..”

[AlexGreat]

These athletes are at the peak of human condition, have to sustain various G forces, while competing in different parts of the world with a jet lag that would make a plane pilot say "this is too much", and you want to "clean their language"? What's wrong with these people?

[agytjax]

For heaven's sake, it is NOT a Youtube comments !
When they maneuvering a machine that is going at 370 km/hr, watching what they say is the last thing on their minds

[WjCLEY]

MBS been a clown since taking his position, not a good rep for the FIA & F1

[tuna]

Both drivers have a good point imo. MBS is a complete clown.

[ChrisMisMYhandle]

He actually said "Wrappers" meaning people who work at amazon distribution centres. "Man, I'm F%£king sick of wrapping up these parcels!"

[MexicanBagpiper]

I kinda have to agree with Max a bit on this one. I'm not advocating that F1 start broadcasting explicit adult content at all, but I am saying that the nature of the sport is not very child friendly. I've always said parents should have some degree of caution when allowing their children to watch live sports. Thankfully, advances in safety and technology have made gruesome and deadly crashes far more uncommon than in past eras, but it is a risk that can never be fully eliminated from the sport as long as human drivers are present.

[pierrebernard]

Max, not the freedom of speech champion we deserve, but the one we need. He's a cursing guardian, a swearing protector...an orange knight.

[lewiskellett]

I dont understand? Are they trying to out clown each other?

[Yantrus]

Rappers are also predominantly men.

MBS is also a radical feminist confirmed.

[pao_]

There is a racial element. When the European drivers swear then it's just a sign of their passion for the sport, but when a certain Japanese driver swears then it's proof of his childishness and immaturity and it means he's not good enough for the RedBull seat.

[powerfuljones]

He brought the race thing into it 😂
I think that’s a little far interpreted
I got what he was saying

[ebutuoyYT]

Lewis ain’t a rapper, but he been qualifying like he’s straining one out on the crapper.

[agytjax]

Better ban radio conversations altogether ! Come on guys, you broadcast what was supposed to be one-to-one private conversation just so that you can enhance the entertainment value out of the sport and now you complain it is not civil ? When these world-class drivers are racing, there is only one thing going on in their minds - how do I get the last millisecond out of my car. Minding their language is the last thing on their minds. If Suleyman has a problem, ask him to mute the radio con !

[mercid]

Lewis’s criticism isn’t based in reality. Making everything racial IS the problem.

[EKspeed]

Hamilton is reaching, no reason to make everything racial

[bern]

Maybe talk to the producers that put out the radio messages with swear words in them first.

[GatisLandis]

No one like MBS, if he would have full control he would destroy the essence of F1

[mrn]

But... rappers swear a lot. I mean I'm not defending MBS but I don't see the racial element in that. And there are white rappers, they swear too.

[Williamxmr]

Do rappers swear a lot? Yep.

Fine comparison. Don’t make things into race that have nothing to do with race.