#aka12

once again, i was on that hell app (twitter), and it's honestly ridiculous how far some people will go to twist everything. i've even started liking george a little less because of some of his fans. i know, i know it isn't his fault, and he has nothing to do with what they say. but i've genuinely reached my limit. i can't even interact with content about him anymore because every other post is people with 63 in their display names saying the most disgusting things about kimi.

i've seen people wishing kimi the same fate as his idol, ayrton senna. i've seen people making fake team radios with AI to make him look bad. they're desperate to paint him as arrogant, entitled and fake, when that's simply not who he is. i've seen people mocking his mum's appearance and even attacking his little sister... a child.

and now they're using arvid lindblad as a token just to hate on kimi. the funny thing is, i haven't even seen arvid fans doing that. it was fans of other drivers (mostly the 63 crowd, obviously) using arvid's name as an excuse. arvid is such a lovely guy, and these idiots are only bringing unnecessary hate towards him too.

it should never be normal to wish death on someone over a sport.

what makes me even sadder is that i had several friends who were simply george fans, and now they've become genuinely cruel towards kimi. that's heartbreaking to see.

anyway... i just needed to get this off my chest because today completely drained me. i'm exhausted. i genuinely feel like i've been hit by a lorry. i think i might be coming down with something.

let's just keep sending kimi our love. he's so, so loved, and we'll always be here supporting him. 🤍

I agree it was dangerous, and I, personally, think Kimi should have cut his losses once he realized that even after the mechanics ripped out the broken wheel shield he couldn't steer properly. Having control of the car is obviously the most important thing on track. Additionally, having to slow down on track for long stretches due to an issue like that brings with it its own dangers, as it increases the speed delta during a potential crash if all other cars are going at full speed.

That having been said, I don't want to be too hard on Kimi for this. He's 19, probably under extreme pressure to defend his championship lead while being hailed as the best racer of his generation. He both wants and has to prove that he has what it takes to lift that WDC trophy, and I can understand how that leads him to fight for every point until it's truly over, especially after he already had to watch his run of wins being ended by Lewis and George of all people. I remember that radio call from Kimi vividly, and to me, it sounded less like a confident WDC leader, but more like a desperate and/or scared teenager. I'm not saying that to embarrass him, but because I find it extremely understandable. He doesn't want to let down the team, his fans, and he obviously doesn't want to lose his shot at glory at the very beginning of his F1 career, especially with growing competition from George and the Ferraris. I don't think this is a failure or a selfish attempt to win despite endangering others, but a young driver making a bad call under extreme pressure.

I hope that he gets a heart-to-heart with Bono and the team where he gets a healthy mix of a talking to and some reassurance that he'll always be supported by the team and that that is all it takes to prevent something like this happening from again. He may be young and be a bit impulsive at times, but I am sure he is reasonable enough to see that the possible consequences of on-track behavior like he showed on sunday pose a way bigger risk to his WDC run in the long term than DNFing due to a mechanical fault.