Helmut Marko never tires of attacking Checo Perez, and now he's done so while making some controversial statements which have been labeled as discriminatory by some.
Red Bull's tec
"Let's remember that he is South American and so his head is not as focused as Max Verstappen or as Sebastian Vettel was"
I hope one day the full story gets told about the tremendous pressure and media scrutiny checo has contended with. Its very strange, there is always some excuse preventing him from getting any positive recognition. Undoubtably, race plays a factor here, even subconsciously.
If he fails to get on the podium, he apparently needs to be fired immediately. When he has a bad qualifying and cleanly overtakes half a dozen cars to finish 2nd, then its entirely the car that’s responsible. and, i guess, also due to his ‘south american’ heritage.
Ironically, due to his inconsistent qualifying, and exceptional racecraft and tire management, he’s one of the more entertaining drivers to watch on raceday.
Old man saying stupid shit? For sure. Next to a load of experience old people bring old views of the world with them. Just talk to your dad/grand dad about the finer things of life. Chances are good you don't agree.
Checo being discriminated? If checo is being so discriminated.. what's he doing in the best car on the grid? For several seasons?!?!
I think the opposite. I think Checo is being liked by a lot on the grid. Checo just had 1 problem: Max. Max is humbling everyone this season. Checo unfortunately the most because he's in the same car. One day max will find his Senna, his Schumacher, his Lewis. But for now... He's up there. Peak form. Unrivalled.
If you're talking about some fans and some "journalists"... Yeah, just like irl some of those are assholes. That is not the general consensus, it's a small very Loud group.
And indeed race does had some impact on how the world views Checo. But I'm talking about something else then you.
His race performance was lacking for a long time. And I think the old geezer Is telling us between the lines there was other stuff going on in Checo's life impacting his performance. And that unlike seb or max checo could not filter that out. And the old fart blames that on his "south American culture/upbringing" not race.
But read in it what you want. This is my opinion. Just as (in)valid as yours probably. :)
Red Bull has publicly stated that they are considering alternatives for Perez when his contract expires in 2024. Marko, who will be one who will be making that decision, is an old fashion racist.
Honestly... How are we all ok with this? When is enough enough? This is so sad, we all just accept that this team boss is rotten
Someone please convince me that this mentality somehow doesn't permeate down to the rest of the team. Explain to me how the whole team is totally immune to this mentality, that no one has to dance around this racism, that all members of the RB team are free to share their real, true opinions about people based on their merit and contributions.
I'm not a huge fan of checo, but I certainly don't hate him, and certainly think he's at least earned his spot. This type of language and attitude is friggin hienous, though. It's how Nazi sympathizers speak. It shows how he truly feels - checo is less than based on his country of origin.
How are we ok with this? Ugh it frustrates me so hard.
I'm sure regular F1 fans don't even know about that and F1 media will not cover this in any way, just as they were silent when Rosberg was banned from attending the paddock after refusing vaccination.
What the fuck is that supposed to mean. This is just plain racism, unless we're missing some very important context. But I doubt it, because he's said stuff like this before according to the article.
Wouldn't that just be because most of the garages are based in middle England, and middle England is majority white? Obviously this has nothing to do with whatever the fuck is going through Marko's head, and doesn't address the problem of white kids in Britain generally coming from wealthier backgrounds and being more likely to succeed in techy careers, but this sounds like a very Americanised view of things.
Yes true. However as I said, I don't think anything will happen. He's been saying racist dumb shit for years now without penalty. Just because he's an old rich European he gets away with it.
Money talks in F1. That's the bottom line. It sucks, but that's the way it is.
Honestly, I think Tsunoda would be closer to joining the main RB team. If Checo leaves, I'd love to see Yuki get a shot in a machine that isn't a shitbox on wheels.
I wonder how much (if any) leverage this gives Checo for contract renewals. If RBR let him go and he immediately sues them for discrimination it’s going to be a bad look.
Perhaps he means that Checo's personality is more temperamental than Max's because people from "Germanic" countries tend to be less temperamental, more objective driven. Latinos/Italians/Portuguese/Greeks tend to be more emotion driven.
That's typically true. Hence Latinos are regarded as romantic, good dancers, good lovers etc while Germanics are considered reserved, stiff, not romantic, terrible dancers etc
Basically Checo takes a bad weekend harder psychologically than Max who will shrug it off and come back garden next week. I don't think he was being racist.