Despite the best efforts, there is some evil that lingers on and racism is among those many ugly facets of life. The desire to discriminate against an individual based on their origin, caste, creed, or color still exists in many. This scenario is prevalent everywhere in the world, sadly in the world of F1 as well. Lewis Hamilton, being such a celebrated champion, has also faced racism at various points in his illustrious career.
The Brit is now a champion of diversity and has taken regular and active actions to combat it. Now, some might take advantage of this facet of Hamilton. In this article, we discuss this exact scenario as fans accuse Red Bull boss Christian Horner of doing exactly that.
The topic of racism can never be taken lightly, ask Nelson Piquet. So whenever there is a wrongdoing, everyone is advised to speak up, as silence can often be construed as support for the wrongdoer. In the Piquet and Hamilton saga, the entire world of F1 spoke up in support of Hamilton. Except for Red Bull Racing! This scenario irked the fans.
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As revealed on Twitter, Horner recently discussed diversity and inclusion in a meeting at 10 Downing Street. The fans couldn’t help but mock the hypocrisy of their scenario. Why? Not because Red Bull remained silent during the Hamilton saga. Horner also defended the team’s decision based on action toward a separate incident of racism within the team’s junior ranks.
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This is exactly why the fans are calling Horner a hypocrite for pigging backing off of Hamilton’s efforts.
Fans call out hypocrite Christian Horner for piggybacking off of the efforts of Lewis Hamilton
The fans are calling out Horner’s comment regarding the incident with Juri Vips. The incident got the driver sacked, but it doesn’t label Red Bull as an anti-racism team for the rest of the future. This is exactly the fans’ argument as well.
The idea that there's such a thing as "enough" anti racism is insaaaane
— sofia – RT pinned!! (@grrlCockpit) June 7, 2023
“Aw man but I’ve already condemned enough racism today, Geri!”
— semi-biased LH44/MV33 fan🇩🇴🇭🇹 (@Da_one_da_0nly) June 7, 2023
This is what you call performative.
— Crystal Whatmore (@crystalwhatmore) June 7, 2023
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Does this mean that the cheating RBR will be nicer to Lewis?
— Linda (@Linda00035982) June 8, 2023
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The same Horner that is being invited to discuss inclusivity and diversity? Smh, Lord, take the wheel, this can't be real life. https://t.co/321GBroM2k
— tutsmaguts (@tutumaina1) June 9, 2023
Are we even surprised? https://t.co/O4fz9NdKUJ
— BeckyNovotna (@BeckyNovotna) June 8, 2023
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Horner getting the invitation to discuss the issue of diversity and inclusivity is extremely enraging for the fans. Why? Because they argue, a certain someone who operates a charity to combat the same issue would’ve been a better fit.