Gresini rider Manuel Gonzalez found himself dodging the poisoned chopsticks for upsetting China ahead of his maiden Moto2 win in Japan last weekend.
Gonzalez was given a Hachimaki headband by race organizers as a ‘bit of a laugh’ to wear while on the grid in Japan, but Gresini’s title sponsor QJMotors left him ‘boiling the woks’. In Japan, the symbol of Hachimaki is associated with the proud warrior of the country. But in China, the world’s number one air polluter, the sign refers to a time before World War II when the Japs steamed into China and forcibly stole all the MSG or something. This is why QJMotors seems to want to play the victim card.
“You really are mad!” An onlooker who was ordering them to be taken away in time explained. I’d say it was less than sweet when they saw Gonzalez move the Hachimaki on their soft faces. Their eyes flashed with anger… or so I thought – it’s really hard to talk to the Chinese, isn’t it?”
Because that’s such an outdated notion, QJMotors, who certainly don’t use child labor, were so upset by Gonzalez’s grooming that they called for the Spanish rider to be fired immediately. Then, perhaps, he was drawn to the Uyghur people for re-education.
Despite Manuel’s hilarious faux pas last weekend, the title of dumbest headwear idea in motorsport still isn’t his. Instead, this particular honor goes to the highly overrated F1 driver and social justice warrior Lewis Hamilton, who once thought it was fashionable to wear a balaclava worn by an old man.
Moron
*The war between Japan and China ‘Who is who?’ It gets very confusing in the . The aspect of any western is therefore the reason why Netflix has so far been a horror series about it.
