Prefacing this by saying that I'm a Max fan first and a human second, just so we are clear.
Not to engage in discourse or stir the pot because it's simply not worth it but I have seen an astonishing number of people upset that George's true crime monologue in Abu Dhabi last year was premeditated, which, um, duh? How is this news to anybody?
He had an entire week where he'd been declared public enemy number one over a one-place grid penalty, where not only Max fans but people professionally involved in F1 were saying truly hateful things about him, where his PR team was having the worst week of their LIVES because of Max, where he took a hit to his reputation he still hasn't quite recovered from, and you expected him to... have come up with his speech on the spot? To not be upset about the situation? To just sit pretty and wait for the shitstorm to be over because giving Max back the same energy is only okay when you do it impulsively?
Mind you, if this was George going to the press over a private argument of Max and his I would understand the reaction but no, it's baffling how you manage to so shamelessly omit the fact that it was MAX who in Qatar threw a tantrum to any press outlet who would listen while never actually alluding to what it was that George did wrong. "He's a loser" "He's a two-faced snake" "He screwed me over" all of which are middle-school level ad-hominems and all of which lack any sort of substancial explanation for what, exactly, George should be punished for... except for the fact that he should, because Max said so, and he's angry at him. Which only worked because Max has a lot more fans and a lot more social leverage in F1, and people have a raging hate boner for George Russell and are eagerly waiting to jump on any opportunity to wank it; but it's a purely emotional argument, it's just tugging on the heartstrings of masses who are already predisposed to like Max and assume anything he says is the Undisputed Truth, because he brands himself as sincere and somehow your EQ is deficient enough that you buy it and take all of what he says at face value.
Now do I think Max was thinking about all of this when he went on his press rants? No, again, he was angry, he was being emotional, he was upset with George over a perceived slight (which, by the way, George was ready to forgive him for until Max WENT TO THE PRESS ABOUT IT) and it was insanely idiotic from him and he acted out, because, again, he was being emotional. Which is fine and dandy until you see people praising Max for what was basically a tantrum and calling George emotional and two-faced for being upset that he got slandered in public by someone who he did not consider an enemy. Was his monologue over the top and dramatic? For sure. But if you think that him premeditating it is somehow a worse offence than Max letting his anger get the best of him and being over the top and dramatic about it, at least grow a fucking spine and admit you just want a reason to dislike George, that this is what this is, stop trying to hide behind righteousness because George was already graceful enough to be willing to forgive Max for threatening to kill him the day before a race, you also wanted him to shut up and take it when Max somehow found his lack of resentment a worse offence than his own threats of physical violence in a sport that has gotten dozens of people killed over the years?
And the sheer fucking gall of people to say that George tried to ruin Max's reputation right as he announced that he was becoming a father AS IF it was not the most telegraphed PR stunt of all time to divert attention away from his fight with George and make it more uncomfortable for people to talk smack about him, Jesus Christ, AS IF George is a snake for premeditating his speech but Max isn't for announcing his girlfriend's pregnancy right in the midst of a PR disaster. Right.
Genuinely do you even listen to the man you are supposedly a fan of? Have you ever stopped to pay attention to anything he says or do you just know how he looks because you have a poster of him on your wall? Of course I will not pretend to somehow know Max better than anybody here because at the end of the say he is a celebrity and he has a PR team behind him carefully crafting the image of him they want us to have. Let's not be the blind leading the blind because we are all at best cataracted apes when it comes to knowing the true character of celebrities but I think we can all agree to use our sound reasoning skills, piece the order of events together, and see that Max acted anything but mature in this situation and if you have qualms with George's actions which of course there are to have, you cannot with a straight fucking face say that the way Max acted was somehow better.
I don't know why I bother because if you are reading this then it means you know how to read which I doubt is commonplace amongst people who truly and sincerely believe every single word that comes out of Max Verstappen's mouth.
And I don't give a shit if I sound like a Max hater because I know where I stand which is that if I love this man more I will probably start throwing up violently until I die a horrible and slow max-on-brain induced death and if I had to cut off one of my hands for him to win the championship I very honestly would but I love him because he is a lying little bitch who cannot control his emotions, and not despite it; if you need him to be a fucking saint to be okay with the thought of liking him then you should find somebody else to like I don't even know what to say anymore.
Anyway I am not engaging in discourse again, that's it for the irrationaly angry rant of the year.
