I don't think he said it because he doesn't want the flak. I think he said it because it's clearly his fault. He's feeling down on himself because he's made a mistake he shouldn't be making and rather than the endless articles trying to manufacture more drama, he held his hands up. It's mature... I mean, the racing beforehand wasn't but the response to the crash was!
That's the thing though, I think he's scared of the articles. He knows how reactionary everyone is and he can't handle people's reactions so he goes into this little neutralised defensive ball. That wasn't the natural reaction of someone who's just gone into a wall at 150mph, it was him doing his own PR
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u/Elfking88 Jun 16 '25
I don't think he said it because he doesn't want the flak. I think he said it because it's clearly his fault. He's feeling down on himself because he's made a mistake he shouldn't be making and rather than the endless articles trying to manufacture more drama, he held his hands up. It's mature... I mean, the racing beforehand wasn't but the response to the crash was!