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【A little background on Paul Ripke, Mercedes’ Content Director】 Understand why 63s are interested in George-related content posted by Mercedes or certain individuals, but hope everyone stays vigilant and learns a little about the person behind some of this content. 1⃣Some uncomfortable incidents: 🔴Making a video with Bottas joking about Chinese people eating dogs — a well-known racist stereotype about Chinese people in Western culture. 🔴Trying to get George to finish the phrase “Bros before what?” (hoes), prompting him to say something derogatory towards women. George didn’t take the bait. 🔴Repeatedly filming close-ups of George’s feet and more private moments, with George subtly expressing his discomfort on multiple occasions. These filming choices become even more unsettling when you consider some of the content on Ripke’s own social media. 2⃣Who is Paul Ripke❓ In 2016, Rosberg’s manager brought him in to document Nico’s championship-winning season. He then stayed with Mercedes as a photographer. He left at the end of 2019, with his deteriorating relationship with Hamilton being one of the reasons. In 2026, he returned as Mercedes’ Content Director, accompanying the team from Australia to Monaco. His social media bio also lists this position. 3⃣His relationship with Toto and his privileges: He has a close personal relationship with Toto, which continued even after he left Mercedes. Toto appeared on his podcast, and Ripke was regularly invited to races in the Americas.He appears to enjoy considerably more freedom than other team personnel: he doesn’t have to wear team uniform in the paddock, and during the Chinese GP, he was even filming promotional videos for his own commercial ventures right outside George’s garage. Hope 63s don’t encourage this kind of environment. What George chooses to share himself is entirely his business. But filming someone with ulterior motives without their consent, or using a workplace environment to pressure them into participating, is deeply inappropriate.