r/formuladank BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 22 '24

🌈 ben Sulayem 🌈 He wasn't perfect, but...

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u/JerryUitDeBuurt SOPHIA PLEASE MARRY ME PLEASE SOPHIA I RLY LIKE YOU PLEEWEWEEASE Sep 22 '24

Right so as it seems that people still don't know the difference between the FIA and the FOM. Even if it did happen in 2005 or whatever, Bernie wouldn't have been able to do anything about it. The only one that would have been ultimately responsible was Max Mosley.

So can we stop glorifying this racist money hungry pseudo-pedo? It's like blaming liberty for Max's penalty when Liberty had nothing to do with it but the other way around.

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u/C111-its-the-best Sushi Tsunoda 🍣 Sep 22 '24

Mosley and Bernie were tightly knit. On Bernie's behalf Mosley lifted the race ban on Schumacher in '94.

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u/SendMeAnyPic BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 22 '24

As if puritan-American Liberty doesn't pressure the FIA on these matters.

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u/JerryUitDeBuurt SOPHIA PLEASE MARRY ME PLEASE SOPHIA I RLY LIKE YOU PLEEWEWEEASE Sep 22 '24

Liberty is actively pushing the profanity on the broadcast team radios, so no they didn't pressure the FIA lmao

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u/Damnbroo_ BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 22 '24

So u say fia who is responsible for safety and car regulation suddenly thought it was not a good idea for driver to swear on radio which is broadcasted and earn money for FOM

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u/JerryUitDeBuurt SOPHIA PLEASE MARRY ME PLEASE SOPHIA I RLY LIKE YOU PLEEWEWEEASE Sep 23 '24

Yes. Yes that is quite literally exactly what happened. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, was talking about foul mouthed language on the radio before the whole Max thing happened. Max saying fuck in the press conference was just shitty timing because then MBS felt like he had to clamp down on swearing. FOM doesnt care about swearing because they know it brings in viewers.