The McLaren Formula 1 Racing team has defended itself against the controversy that has arisen from former United States President Donald Trump visiting their garage.
(PLGNN) - Former United States President Donald Trump, who is currently in a legal hush-money trial in New York, was seen visiting the McLaren Formula 1 team at the Miami Grand Prix last Sunday. The Miami Grand Prix attracts a large number of celebrities, such as Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, Camilla Cabello, etc, so it's not surprise that the former President, a huge fan of the city, decided to attend the race.
Following backlash from fans over former President Trump's visit, McLaren issued a statement saying, "McLaren is a non-political organisation however we recognise and respect the office of President of the United States. So when the request was made to visit our garage on race day we accepted alongside the president of the FIA and the CEO’s of Liberty Media and Formula 1. We were honoured that McLaren Racing was chosen as the representative of F1 which gave us the opportunity to showcase the world class engineering that we bring to motorsport."
Following the race, which saw Lando Norris gain his first every victory, former President Trump was seen shaking hands with Norris and congratulating him on his race victory.
According to motorsport, Norris said about the former President, "I didn't see him in the garage, to be honest. I was busy prepping for the race. But he saw me after, and he came up to congratulate me. So I guess an honour, because whenever you have someone like this, it has to be an honour for them to come up to you, to take time out of their life, to pay their respect for what you've done. He said he was my lucky charm because it's my win. So I don't know if he's going to come to more races now. But yeah, there's a lot of special people or cool people that have been here this weekend. Donald is someone that you got to have a lot of respect for in many ways. And yeah, for anyone like that who acknowledges what you can go out and do, and acknowledges the work ethic that goes into things, you got to be thankful for that. And I was. So yeah, a cool moment."
Many fans are still upset by this, calling McLaren "corrupt" and saying that it "makes them think less of the team". One online user commented, "After such a great day for Lando and the team, this was EXTREMELY disappointing to see this m@#&n there. Actually ruined the whole thing. Congrats Lando".
The next Formula 1 race is the Imola Grand Prix, which takes place on May 19th.
(PLGNN) - Former United States President Donald Trump, who is currently in a legal hush-money trial in New York, was seen visiting the McLaren Formula 1 team at the Miami Grand Prix last Sunday. The Miami Grand Prix attracts a large number of celebrities, such as Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, Camilla Cabello, etc, so it's not surprise that the former President, a huge fan of the city, decided to attend the race.
Following backlash from fans over former President Trump's visit, McLaren issued a statement saying, "McLaren is a non-political organisation however we recognise and respect the office of President of the United States. So when the request was made to visit our garage on race day we accepted alongside the president of the FIA and the CEO’s of Liberty Media and Formula 1. We were honoured that McLaren Racing was chosen as the representative of F1 which gave us the opportunity to showcase the world class engineering that we bring to motorsport."
Following the race, which saw Lando Norris gain his first every victory, former President Trump was seen shaking hands with Norris and congratulating him on his race victory.
According to motorsport, Norris said about the former President, "I didn't see him in the garage, to be honest. I was busy prepping for the race. But he saw me after, and he came up to congratulate me. So I guess an honour, because whenever you have someone like this, it has to be an honour for them to come up to you, to take time out of their life, to pay their respect for what you've done. He said he was my lucky charm because it's my win. So I don't know if he's going to come to more races now. But yeah, there's a lot of special people or cool people that have been here this weekend. Donald is someone that you got to have a lot of respect for in many ways. And yeah, for anyone like that who acknowledges what you can go out and do, and acknowledges the work ethic that goes into things, you got to be thankful for that. And I was. So yeah, a cool moment."
Many fans are still upset by this, calling McLaren "corrupt" and saying that it "makes them think less of the team". One online user commented, "After such a great day for Lando and the team, this was EXTREMELY disappointing to see this m@#&n there. Actually ruined the whole thing. Congrats Lando".
The next Formula 1 race is the Imola Grand Prix, which takes place on May 19th.
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