Can I Say Something Too?

Yuki being so open about how Checo has always been an incredible supporter, mentor, even a type of dad for him… I think that’s so beautiful and I’m glad people are talking about it because Checo deserves his flowers for how much he cares about young drivers on the grid (especially Drivers of Color)

The first example nobody talks enough about is how much Checo was one of the few drivers who was vocally supportive and openly kind to Max Verstappen when he first came onto the grid, even stating that he felt sympathetic to him because Checo also used to be very young racing against much older drivers. He saw a child that was already being heavily criticized and said he deserved a chance and even later said Max would change history with his talent, years before they would ever become teammates.

Checo was the one who intentionally supported Yuki from the beginning of his career to advise and encourage him. He resonated with him because he also knew what it was to be a noneuropean POC who moved away from home at a young age trying to navigate the sport knowing very little english. Noel León says he’s in regular contact with Checo who advises him on every track and encourages him to stay in europe and persevere. Checo was the one who scouted Isack Hadjar and intentionally pointed him out to Helmut Marko to be picked for the Redbull Junior Program. Franco Colapinto talked about the immediate warmth and support he received from Checo and what an honor it was to race against him and how he inspired so many latam growing up.

Checo cares so deeply I love him so much

i’m heartbroken actually

Lewis Hamilton. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024

This is truly a Checo weekend he is haunting the narrative so bad.

Yuki talking about Checo being like a dad to him, now Max quoting Checo after his win with a voice crack i can't i can't

genuinely gun to my head i could not have come up with a funnier line-up for a podium like we really got soon to be 4 time wdc max verstappen, a guy he got into a physical altercation with, an ex-teammate who lasted less than a season next to him, and those two were also once childhood friends who had a mystery falling out and now cannot interact in a normal human being way anymore? hELLO i am howling

Hold position?? At the first race of the season? At your HOME RACE

Idk who my riize bias is cause I'm trying to stay loyal to sungchan and shotaro but the other members

I'd rather not have Yuki go anywhere near that disgusting team BUT

SM is known to hold onto their artists during their scandals for as long as possible so for Taeil to be immediately kicked out of the group following the reports of him being involved in a horrible crime, the consequences must be very severe. while we don’t know the details of the crime, we could imagine they’re very extreme.

as a nctzen since 2016, I was disappointed and repulsed by the news of Taeil being involved in such crimes. I considered NCT my safe space and my form of escapism from reality for 8 years not knowing that one of the members was involved in crimes that harm women. never in my wildest dreams did I ever think an NCT member would be linked to a crime that harms their target demographic. it truly disgusts me thinking about how deeply involved he was in for him to be investigated by the police.

I hope fans who read this do not defend Taeil. he is a grown man who made the decision to be involved in a crime so horrific, I cannot and will never understand the people who would go out of their way to defend him. he needs to face the consequences for his crimes. victims of sx crimes have to live with the pain and trauma for the rest of their lives while perpetrators continue harming others. defending him just tells me you condone such behaviour, normalising the harm and ab*se of women. that needed to stop a long time ago and it needs to stop now.

men who involve themselves in sx crimes are one of the reasons why the world is a dangerous place for women. men like this are the reason we are afraid of men. men like this should not be able to walk freely and continue the cycle of harming others. men time and time again have proven that they’re trash.

please believe the victims. I hope they get all the justice they deserve and I hope they know we are here to support them.

isack don’t ry it’s okay you did great !!!!!!!

sucks that this happened on his first race but he will do great in the next race and following races, trust

GET THAT CAMERA OUT HIS FACE RN