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#116031
'Blacked-up' fan causes Spain controversy
A 'blacked-up' spectator is seen at the Spanish Grand Prix over a year after Lewis Hamilton suffered racist abuse at the Circuit de Catalunya which prompted the FIA to launch an anti-racism campaign.
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Not welcome in F1 it really ant, think a ban for spain is needed
Last edited by irons_4_ever on 10 May 09, 13:55, edited 1 time in total.
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By EagleF1-27
#116038
Well after watching the dull race today getting rid of Barcelona might not be such a bad thing. Just use it as the winter test circuit.
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By 7UpJordan
#116043
EagleF1-27 wrote:Well after watching the dull race today getting rid of Barcelona might not be such a bad thing. Just use it as the winter test circuit.
If only we had the power to do such a think, Bernie will NEVER drop it because he thinks this track is the best thing sinced sliced bread... :(
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By EagleF1-27
#116070
7UpJordan wrote:
EagleF1-27 wrote:Well after watching the dull race today getting rid of Barcelona might not be such a bad thing. Just use it as the winter test circuit.
If only we had the power to do such a think, Bernie will NEVER drop it because he thinks this track is the best thing sinced sliced bread... :(
I really hope Bernie retires soon. No wonder Gilles Villeneuve never got on with him.
#116073
EagleF1-27 wrote:
7UpJordan wrote:
EagleF1-27 wrote:Well after watching the dull race today getting rid of Barcelona might not be such a bad thing. Just use it as the winter test circuit.
If only we had the power to do such a think, Bernie will NEVER drop it because he thinks this track is the best thing sinced sliced bread... :(
I really hope Bernie retires soon. No wonder Gilles Villeneuve never got on with him.
Maybe we should send bernie a nice loaf in return for getting rid of it :wink:
#116093
irons_4_ever wrote:'Blacked-up' fan causes Spain controversy
A 'blacked-up' spectator is seen at the Spanish Grand Prix over a year after Lewis Hamilton suffered racist abuse at the Circuit de Catalunya which prompted the FIA to launch an anti-racism campaign.
It's obvious (to anyone with a brain) that there is an ingrain racism in the F1 communtiy, and thats pretty ignorant. But the most ignorant part of this incident is that this paticular Spaniard believes he is white, so he blacks out his face. A true W.A.S.P. whould think as little of him as he does Hamilton.

Some Peoples Kids :rolleyes:
#116098
For me, it depends on whether the racist bigot got into the circuit with his face painted. I would also like to know if the racist bigot was arrested, or at least ejected from the circuit. If the racist bigot was allowed into the circuit with his face blackened and if action was not taken against him in the circuit, then it's pretty clear not enough action is being taken to clamp down on this kind of thing and punishment should be meted out.
#116103
bud wrote:do the spanish have a white supremacist problem? :confused:
They have given our black players abuse in a few football matches before now...
#116116
scotty wrote:
bud wrote:do the spanish have a white supremacist problem? :confused:
They have given our black players abuse in a few football matches before now...
never knew that its really rather sad.

Though that idiot may have possibly been one of a minority as he was the only one we saw on telly, I thought in this day and age people would be more grown up :( I got accused of racism (by some random idiots) because last season I was supporting Massa and not Hamiltion.
#116117
No country is squeaky clean when it comes to racism, but that doesn't mean to say we can't state the facts clearly: Spain, too, has a problem with racism, and it's one of the countries most blighted by it. The problem seems to have got worse in the last few years as well, as Spain has taken in a large number of foreigners from the EU etc. The Spanish government need a crack down on it, and the Circuit de Catalunya needs to deal with racist bigots much more effectively.
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