No one thinks that. But, again, none of that was ever my point. I don't care about Vips or Piquet, they're two people who've only been punished because they're in the public eye, let's be honest here. They don't matter to me because they're two racist pieces of shit. I couldn't care less if they're allowed in the paddock, if they're RBR juniors, if they're allowed in F2 or not. Fuck them. I might care again if they showed remorse in the future and some improvements in behaviour but until then, I'm done with them.
I care about Lando saying that racial slurs can be considered to be excused if they're a mistake. This has such a huge impact. It tells young fans, of which he has plenty - including delusional ones lacking every single brain cell like Cinnamon - that 'Okay, if I say it and just claim it was a mistake it'll be fine, Lando said that, whatever'. There are consequences to racial abuse, I don't care which ones Juri and Piquet were met with or if they're severe enough or not. And saying there's not always the need for consequences is just hurting POC at best, but harmful to a greater extent at worst. It's sugar coating the impact these words have because he said it can be excused in certain cases, he's effectively telling POC to just not be hurt by it.
Just because I like Lando doesn't mean he can't be called out for his bullshit. What he said is deeply offensive and erasing the hurt people might be feeling by what was said. And I hope it was just a bad choice of words, but it doesn't sound like it. He was rambling like crazy but he managed to slide that one in there regardless, so apparently he meant it.