McLaren developmental driver Bianca Bustamante. –BIANCA TWITTER
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino racer Bianca Bustamante apologized for “unintentionally” liking an ableist tweet towards System 1 driver Lance Stroll.
Nevertheless, eagle-eyed X (previously Twitter) customers noticed Bustamante appreciated a now-deleted tweet of a social media consumer that contained ableist remarks in the direction of the Aston Martin driver.
The tweet claimed Stroll introduced his manner into the game with the assistance of his father Lawrence, the proprietor and director of the System 1 racing group.
“How are you going to say she’s overrated when you might have individuals who purchase there manner into the game like autism stroll who’ve expertise but when they didn’t have daddy’s cash would get replaced immediately, like don’t say overrated until she will get her shot,” learn the consumer’s tweet appreciated by Bustamante.
Bustamante, a member of the McLaren Driver Growth Programme, apologized for her actions, insisting that she shouldn’t be tolerating ableism.
“I really deeply apologise. I come clean with my errors having appreciated an inappropriate tweet, I can’t consider all of the individuals whom I’ve damage. I used to be scrolling and I unintentionally appreciated the tweet, as soon as I found that afterward, I instantly unliked it,” Bustamante wrote.
The 18-year-old driver added that she’s going to by no means be an ableist as her brother has autism. She additionally apologized to the youthful Stroll.
“As somebody who grew up with my solely brother having Autism, I utterly perceive the challenges confronted by anybody that’s Autistic. I’d by no means in one million years assist Ableism at any degree, not to mention assist an Ableist tweet towards a fellow driver. I take the subject of Autism very critically and really private,” Bustamante mentioned.
“To Lance Stroll and anybody that this has offended, I sincerely apologize as most of these feedback is one thing I don’t assist. I hope the racing group understands that is 100% an accident, my sincerest apologies for this large mistake.”
I not often share a lot about my private life. But when there’s one factor that saved me going, it was my brother…
And actually I’m sorry to the entire Autism group. pic.twitter.com/s3gwnnTgym
— Bianca Bustamante (@racerbia) December 27, 2023
Bustamante shared a video of her bonding second along with her brother in a separate tweet, asking for forgiveness from the entire autism group.
The Filipino prodigy will compete within the ART Grand Prix, which marks her second 12 months within the all-female F1 Academy.