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To: Lord Willis of Knaresborough, House of Lords, Committee for Sports & Recreation
Sir Lewis Hamilton was robbed of his 8th WDC
I believe the FIA is now considered to be corrupt, I know they are looking for a way to deal with the unfortunate mess after the debacle of the 12/12/21 Abu Dhabi GP. The FIA are not expected to admit that the decision on the 12/12/21 is based on the inbred racism that exists throughout f1 and all of the F1 Media. But, The whole world was a witness, we all saw that car 33(Max Verstappen) did not win the championship. You can say he stole it or you can say he was gifted it, but not by any meaning of the word did he win. The winner was Sir Lewis Hamilton. He led car 33 for 57 of 58 laps. That is a vital fact history will recall. We are dealing with a theft, in broad daylight in front of the whole world, according to F1s own book of rules, which had been adapted throughout the year in what seemed a feeble racist attempt to prevent a blackman superseding a white man's title.
This season was accompanied by racist online taunts of the Red bull fans against Sir Lewis and was expressed at live events. No one at Red Bull, or the FIA did anything about it. In fact, the louder Red bull were, the more racist the fans became and Red bull encouraged that. Instead of denouncing it, Max said that they are not responsible for what the fans say. The racists were so emboldened that one of the red bull staff was caught texting racial obscenities about Sir Lewis. Red bull knew of the racial activity of the offender in March, but did nothing until it was made public in July. Christian Horner then told the media not to ask him any questions about it. Sadly, the f1 media complied.
The integrity of a sport has been tarnished by the governing body that was supposed to ensure our drivers got good and fair racing. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 was a clear scene of favoritism at best, race fixing and racism at the worst. Either way, rules were broken that challenged the integrity of Formula 1 as a sport and it was all down to the actions of F1’s Race Director, Michael Masi and the stewards who backed his decision.
So far the British sporting media, including Skysports, Channel 4 and other sports and F1 media, have all refused to look at or accept that this is happening. No one wants to admit that racism exists, it is natural to expect denial, but as long as we allow them to keep denying it, you will never be able to fix it.
We should expect the FIA, all F1 Teams and all media to Honour the "WE RACE AS ONE" logo or admit that F1 is not ready to deal with this issue. The racism and diversity agenda must be addressed and F1 companies that carry the WRAO logo should have shown the progress they have made or are making as a company to have the privilege of displaying WRAO on their vehicles. As they stand, the words are empty.
We must demand justice for the driver who led all of the legitimate laps in Abu Dhabi when it was clear who the winner of the Grand Prix was before the rules were shifted and manipulated by Michael Masi and Red Bull Racing’s Senior Management. I would request a look into the finances of Michael Masi (were appropriate) to dispel any question of bribery given the severity of the circumstances, how the stewards were constantly in a kerfuffle when it was time to give Max Verstappen a penalty but meted them out immediately to all other drivers. The result being that Red Bull were then able to manipulate all their penalties for car 33 ineffective throughout the year.
I would remind all concerned, that there is no place in the world where the thieves get to keep ill gotten gains, and bear in mind this was recorded for all the world to see and scrutinize forever, there is precedence in other sports especially in athletics when a medal or award has had to be given to the right person this is one of those situations. It would be futile to do anything else. We know that history will always call the act for what it was.
This is the chance for all involved to take a stand against the inbred racism you are accused of in F1. Under the banner of “WE RACE AS ONE” help right the wrong and defend the most notable British Blackman of our time and help overturn the clear theft of the championship.
For the future F1 should, Show what level of “Diversity Training” has been achieved within the sport. I.e. attach a qualified face to the WE RACE AS ONE initiative to justify (POC) people of colour and all decent F1 fans to the sport again for 2022. If you do not follow these guidelines then 12/12/21 will be forever remembered as the day F1 died. The We Race As One initiative will have failed and the FIA will have allowed it to happen.
This season was accompanied by racist online taunts of the Red bull fans against Sir Lewis and was expressed at live events. No one at Red Bull, or the FIA did anything about it. In fact, the louder Red bull were, the more racist the fans became and Red bull encouraged that. Instead of denouncing it, Max said that they are not responsible for what the fans say. The racists were so emboldened that one of the red bull staff was caught texting racial obscenities about Sir Lewis. Red bull knew of the racial activity of the offender in March, but did nothing until it was made public in July. Christian Horner then told the media not to ask him any questions about it. Sadly, the f1 media complied.
The integrity of a sport has been tarnished by the governing body that was supposed to ensure our drivers got good and fair racing. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 was a clear scene of favoritism at best, race fixing and racism at the worst. Either way, rules were broken that challenged the integrity of Formula 1 as a sport and it was all down to the actions of F1’s Race Director, Michael Masi and the stewards who backed his decision.
So far the British sporting media, including Skysports, Channel 4 and other sports and F1 media, have all refused to look at or accept that this is happening. No one wants to admit that racism exists, it is natural to expect denial, but as long as we allow them to keep denying it, you will never be able to fix it.
We should expect the FIA, all F1 Teams and all media to Honour the "WE RACE AS ONE" logo or admit that F1 is not ready to deal with this issue. The racism and diversity agenda must be addressed and F1 companies that carry the WRAO logo should have shown the progress they have made or are making as a company to have the privilege of displaying WRAO on their vehicles. As they stand, the words are empty.
We must demand justice for the driver who led all of the legitimate laps in Abu Dhabi when it was clear who the winner of the Grand Prix was before the rules were shifted and manipulated by Michael Masi and Red Bull Racing’s Senior Management. I would request a look into the finances of Michael Masi (were appropriate) to dispel any question of bribery given the severity of the circumstances, how the stewards were constantly in a kerfuffle when it was time to give Max Verstappen a penalty but meted them out immediately to all other drivers. The result being that Red Bull were then able to manipulate all their penalties for car 33 ineffective throughout the year.
I would remind all concerned, that there is no place in the world where the thieves get to keep ill gotten gains, and bear in mind this was recorded for all the world to see and scrutinize forever, there is precedence in other sports especially in athletics when a medal or award has had to be given to the right person this is one of those situations. It would be futile to do anything else. We know that history will always call the act for what it was.
This is the chance for all involved to take a stand against the inbred racism you are accused of in F1. Under the banner of “WE RACE AS ONE” help right the wrong and defend the most notable British Blackman of our time and help overturn the clear theft of the championship.
For the future F1 should, Show what level of “Diversity Training” has been achieved within the sport. I.e. attach a qualified face to the WE RACE AS ONE initiative to justify (POC) people of colour and all decent F1 fans to the sport again for 2022. If you do not follow these guidelines then 12/12/21 will be forever remembered as the day F1 died. The We Race As One initiative will have failed and the FIA will have allowed it to happen.
Why is this important?
Please use whatever influence you may have to speak up for Sir Lewis Hamilton. Who was robbed of his 8th World Driving Championship. Live on TV in front of the whole world. For the Thousands invested by the British fans and fans travelling the world to support favourite teams and drivers. It is important for the future of Formula 1 to remain a sport and not become a sideshow. For the millions of £s invested by car manufacturers to know they have invested in a sport judged on merit, skill of the driver and technical ability, not decided by a single biased, corrupt, (possibly racist)steward. I say possibly because It may later come to light he did it for the money. Whatever Michael Masi's reason racism, corruption or incompetence it was not a sporting decision and it was not in the interest of the sport.
