Donald Trump's decision to visit the Miami Grand Prix ended up putting F1 and McLaren in an awkward position...
McLaren found itself caught between a rock and a hard place as Lando Norris ’ epic Miami victory was inexorably linked with Donald Trump.
Think about it – even as a pensioner fifty years from now, Norris’ big moment will remain linked with the fact that, on this particular day, McLaren was forced to play host to the divisive and controversial former US president Donald Trump. Well, “controversial” is one word for him… Trump was then pictured down at the McLaren garage, with leading F1 dignitaries happy to pose for pictures with the presidential candidate – including McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, and Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei.
“So, when the request was made to visit our garage on race day, we accepted alongside the president of the FIA and the CEOs of Liberty Media and Formula 1. It also led to the unfortunate situation of Norris being forced to answer questions about Trump’s visit as he spoke to the media following his Grand Prix win.“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.
In 2022, the FIA introduced a clause into the International Sporting Code to outright ban personnel under its remit, including drivers and members of the teams, from expressing any sort of political statement – this was introduced following high-profile moments such as Lewis Hamilton wearing a T-shirt stating “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” and his grid-wide initiative to highlight the Black Lives Matter movement during 2020.
After all, F1 has welcomed former and sitting presidents in the past – who can forget Bernie Ecclestone cosying up to Vladimir Putin at the Russian Grands Prix in years gone by – so his presence alone isn’t enough to warrant any sort of response.
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