Dutch F1 reporter reacts on viral video with 'French F*ck'
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- Sebastiaan Bakker
F1 reporter Jack Plooij made a remarkable statement during an interview with Lando Norris after the Belgian Grand Prix. He called Ocon a "French F...ck" while he wants to introduce a question to Lando Norris about the Frenchman. In the meantime Plooij has offered his apologies.
The pit reporter asked a question to the Mclaren driver, using a term by which he refers to the Frenchman Ocon. Immediately Lando Norris reacts a bit frightened with "Wow" and then looks around in amazement.
The video appears a few days after the Grand Prix at Spa, which was won by Lewis Hamilton. Jack Plooij has apologized via twitter "Both men are top athletes and I never had the intention to hurt or insult them". See the excerpt and the reaction of the Ziggo Sport-pitreporter.
Dutch reporter refers to Esteban Ocon as "French F*ck" in an interview with Lando.
— Eau rouge (@Insidef1) August 31, 2020
I don't think this is acceptable at all. If I was @OconEsteban & @RenaultF1Team, I wouldn't be doing any interviews for Ziggo indefinitely until an apology is made.
That shit is so unprofessional pic.twitter.com/tvIXNhVFSK
There was commotion about my question to @LandoNorris about @OconEsteban. Both are top athletes and i have never the intention to harm or abuse anybody!! @ZiggoSportF1 Apologies!!
— Jack Plooij (@jackontracks) August 31, 2020