During a break in his trial in New York, Donald Trump made a controversial appearance at the Miami Grand Prix, cheering up the crowds and posing with high-level figures in the racing world. She was also in the photographs that McLaren It was done in his garage and he chatted with the CEO of the firm, Zak Brownwhile some spectators chanted.
The character of the former President of the United States caused some debate about why Formula 1 and the Woking team gave him an international media platformalthough the team later clarified that their decision had nothing to do with politics.
In a statement issued by the British team, one could read: “McLaren is a non-political organization, however, we recognize and respect the office of President of the United States. So when we were asked to visit our garage on race day , we accepted the invitation together with the president of the FIA and the executive directors of Liberty Media and Formula 1.”
“We are proud that McLaren Racing was chosen as a representative of Formula 1, giving us the opportunity to showcase the world-class engineering we bring to motorsport,” they continued.
Donald Trump’s visit to McLaren coincided with the first victory for the team since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, in which Lando Norris climbed to the top of the podium for the first time. After the appointment, the Briton said that he congratulated him on his achievement and described it as a ‘lucky charm’.
and when speaking about having that controversial public figure in his boxsaid: “To be honest, I didn’t see him in the garage, he was busy preparing for the race, but he saw me afterwards and came to congratulate me. I guess it’s an honor, because whenever you have someone like that it must be an honor to have him come up to me.” to you, to take time out of his life to show you his respect for what you have done.
“He told me it was a lucky charm because I won, so I don’t know if he’ll come to more races now,” he said. “However, there are many special people who have been here this weekend, Donald [Trump] He is someone you have to have a lot of respect for in many ways. And yeah, for someone like him to recognize what you can do and the work ethic that goes into things, you have to be grateful for that, and I was, so it’s a cool moment.”
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