So, when Checo was on the seat, he was horrible and all of you wished him and his family (including the kids) the worst, but now all of you are saying that second seat is cursed
It all goes back to racism and xenophobia
I feel a bit disgusted(?), infuriated(?) about how some people still complained about how China celebrated Zhou during Chinese GP and made a special spot for his car after the race?
First of all, the ceremony isn't that big that it overshadows the winner. The race still happens as it is. The crowd still hype the drivers and the winners/podium seaters. No spotlight was taken. It is still a normal GP and throughout the week, they didn't make it like a "ZHOU GUANYU GP"
Second of all, it is NOT about Zhou's achievement in F1. It is about how China WANTS to appreciate Zhou as the first Chinese citizen to make it into Formula One. It is not about him finishing P1 or P100. It is about him MAKING IT IN. "Oh but Zhou used sponsors to get in-" so did 102738373 drivers before him, in which some of them still stayed several seasons without scoring a point. Why is a "sponsor-backed" driver now only becoming a problem once it's Zhou? Stop acting like F1 is not a money motivated sport. Zhou can get whatever sponsor he wants but he also WORKED HARD and on behalf of his country, he made it in. Regardless of where he placed in the race, he fucking made it and that's whats matter.
The people in China and the young aspiring kids from China have their FULL RIGHTS to celebrate their home hero in their home race. You don't have to win 100 trophies to deserve appreciation. Zhou Guanyu may not be your hero. But he is someone's hero out there because he made it. Because he proved to those kids that SOMEONE from China can also be an F1 driver.
Lastly, if you think it's still weird for a country to do all that, i'm sorry that your country is so shit at respecting and appreciating its citizens' achievements.
No, but real shit? This is actually the most precious thing. Checo waving at Max in a form of congratulations. They truly are the best teammates. Max defends Checo from media and hate. Checo helps Max with whatever he needs on the track.
My favorite duo. I love them so much!
you see, Kmag would've never allowed a race this boring
“but real madrid don’t need to act like everyone’s against them..”
mr commentator sir that’s. that’s like. their whole thing. that’s literally all they do. manufactured victimhood is LITERALLY their entire culture
So Red Bull allowed people to be horrible about Checo for over a year and it turns out that actually it was an issue with the car all along (since Barcelona 2023!!!!!) and instead of looking at anything they just ignored Checo's struggles because hey Max was fine (aka driving around issues, like he's done before, and which is a problem they've run into before!!!)
I'm so sorry for Max and Checo but the team deserves these struggles at this point. Fucking hell.
If only they had listened to Checo and taken his issues seriously instead of letting the media and fans crucify him, maybe things wouldn't be so bad right now.
Nothing worse than knowing that they see it and Franco retweeted
Btw it was a reply to this tweet
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HAVE RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY!!
As the daughter of Mexican immigrants, it hurts my heart to see what is going on in Bakersfield, California. I was talking to my friend about the ICE raids and he told me “well what do you have to worry about? You’re a US citizen and your parents have their residency.” And that’s true, but that still doesn’t change the fact that I have family who are immigrants. I’m extremely grateful that my parents got the opportunity to get their residency and visit their home in Mexico after 25 years. But my uncles and aunts and friends, some who live in California, are living in fear of being picked up by ICE. They’ve built their family here in the United States, they’re the most hardworking people I’ve ever met and the thought of them being taken away haunts me.
Sending my love to all the families, especially the children, of immigrants.
Brazilian gp 2024
He's gotta do WHAT to Lewis Hamilton??? 😭😭
ngl i miss the dutch national anthem