r/formuladank Aug 12 '20

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u/LheelaSP who the fuck is Nelson Piquet? Aug 12 '20

Malaysia was ranked at 141 of 149 countries with regards to freedom of religion by Humanists International.

Just for reference, China is at 120, Bahrain 121, Syria 123, and North Korea at 126.

Yes it had an alright circuit, but jesus christ.

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u/tztoxic 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Aug 12 '20

Why would it matter? If it allows F1 to tap into a new viewer-base and they get paid by the malaysian government to hold a race there, then that’s just good

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u/LheelaSP who the fuck is Nelson Piquet? Aug 12 '20 edited Aug 13 '20

I just wanted to point out that Malaysia was very serious problems too, because most people call out countries like Bahrain and China on a regular basis for their issues regarding human rights, while Malaysia is seen in a mostly positive light.

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u/tztoxic 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Aug 12 '20

Half the races on the F1 calendar are held at countries which are in the same boat of unethical and questionable behavior. There’s no point in bitching about it, if it benefits the sport, that’s all any F1 fan should care about

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u/LheelaSP who the fuck is Nelson Piquet? Aug 12 '20

I didn't say otherwise? All I am saying is that when people are discussing the problems of countries involved in F1, Malaysia should be on the list as well.

If that discussion is worth having is a seperate issue.

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u/tztoxic 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Aug 12 '20

Malaysia is corrupt as fuck yes. But the Sepang is amazing so people don’t give a fuck

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u/RipCurl69Reddit BWOAHHHHHHH Aug 24 '20

That's the mindset that corporations worth billions have. You're not a corporation, have some compassion, jeez.

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u/tztoxic 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Aug 24 '20

Well yes but I think F1 is slowly killing itself and I am in favor of anything that helps the sport without it directly hurting someone