“The remarks in the video were not meant to provoke or offend anyone. Unfortunately, the communication of the two guys in the competition booth was unfortunately released. uncensored video, “Aleš Loprais apologized on Wednesday on his Facebook.
The president of the Autoclub of the Czech Republic, Jan Šťovíček, then told Nova Sport that if Loprais had not apologized, he would have to deal with it.
“We distance ourselves from it and condemn it. Any manifestations of racism or sexism do not belong in the race. I’m sorry. I can imagine that the crew was stressed before the start, I believe it’s not some long-standing attitude. It was a mistake and this it does not belong to sports, “claims Šťovíček, but at the same time he added that ordinary people cannot imagine the pressure before the very start of the race. “After all, there is pressure and stress. Especially in a situation where you are standing at the start. You spend several tens of minutes waiting, and every racer will tell you that this is the most stressful situation. This was just the tense moment and it could come from , “Loprais’ team defended for their overstepping.
However, everyone has learned from the situation and we believe that the gentlemen are already paying close attention to such allusions.
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