I see the driver lineup for the next season and think that damn it could have been a pretty good one: Vettel with a Mercedes engine and in a team that supports him, young bright talents like Mick Schumacher and Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull with two A-list drivers, Ricciardo in a McLaren, Alonso back in a Renault. If only Haas had not signed that asshole…
The way Callum was treated really makes me sick. Hamilton is so goddamn right, F1 is a caste! At certain levels, money counts more than talent and dedication, at certain levels your father can come and buy you the seat you want and, althought there’re ppl more deserving of that place, no one will do anything because that’s how F1 works: meritocracy is an unknown knowledge. That’s not just Mazepin case, that’s Latifi case, that’s Stroll case, the only (big) difference is that Mazepin is also a piece of shit.
I see a lot of people defending Mazepin and feeling sorry for him in this situation. „It’s not Russian people’s fault that Putin started a war.”
It absolutely isn’t. But… Nikita’s father is a Russian oligarch. He’s a disgustingly wealthy man with close ties to one Wladimir Putin and a lot of power. He’s in the very heart of the problem.
And before you tell me that he shouldn’t be punished for his father’s sins… think again. He never in any way renounced his privilege that was brought to him by Kremlin. His entire career is based on Papa Mazepin’s wealth, influence and connections, all going back to Kremlin and Putin. If he was willing to accept privileges that came with his ties to Russian leader, he has to accept consequences as well.
And maybe if he was at least a nice person, maybe then I would feel an ounce of sympathy towards him. But this is the guy who sexually assaulted a woman and posted video of it on instagram, tried to publically out someone and generally has proven to be a privileged asshole wherever he’s gone.
He also had a nerve to say that he believed we shouldn’t mix sport and politics. For fuck’s sake…
I really hope that sanctions will hit Mazepins and hit them hard. Cry me a river.
