“Meeting Darth Vader to combat Jedi hunting,” Fans mock FIA President Ben Sulayem as he discusses online abuse with Elon Musk at Miami GP

Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos were among the most prestige F1 guests at Miami Autodrome.

FIA President, Mohammed ben Sulayem and Twitter CEO, Elon Musk (Credits: Reddit)

The Miami Grand Prix was an event of opulence and glamour, with renowned personalities gracing the circuit every day for the F1 race. Amongst these illustrious figures were billionaire entrepreneurs who added to the allure of the Miami Autodrome Internationale. One such individual was Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who took a tour of the track.

During his visit, Musk engaged with several F1 heavyweights, including FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The two were photographed in deep conversation, with the FIA President later taking to Twitter to express his delight at meeting Musk with a caption that said, “Great to meet Elon Musk at the Miami GP and discuss our mutual efforts to combat online abuse,”. However, this post sparked a debate on Twitter about the caption’s intent.

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The presence of Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at the Miami Autodrome saw its value soar into the billions, further adding to the event’s prestige. While Musk and Mohammed Ben Sulayem discussed online abuse on the Twitter platform, users expressed their opinions on the subject, with many attributing the surge in online abuse to Musk’s takeover. Some Twitter users believed that there were more pressing issues to discuss, such as road safety and the promotion of electric vehicles.

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Twittersphere urge Elon Musk and the FIA head to discuss other pressing concerns

People protesting F1's visit to Bahrain in 2010 — People protesting F1’s visit to Bahrain in 2010 amidst human rights crisis (Credits: The Independent)

The F1 Twitter nations want the duo to discuss matters such as human rights abuse in countries that host F1 races, workplace abuse, electronic vehicles, and many other serious topics. A few fans also sneaked in the Twitter blue tick subscription controversy as well.

too bad all his efforts have done the exact opposite
— Matt Reinstetle (@stetle) May 7, 2023

Online abuse. He owns a platform that is full of oneline abuse.
— Williams Supporters #WeAreWilliams (@WilliamsSupport) May 7, 2023

What about humans rights abuse
— Matthew C. Okner (@MattyOkner) May 8, 2023

I think elon know about that, keep focus in more competitive motorsports
— Ingeniero de barranco (@ingenierocuneta) May 7, 2023

https://twitter.com/NickJStefan13/status/1655336430657318924

Maybe if Twitter had verification of accounts.
— Dave Keon's Cousin ? (@DaveKeonsCousin) May 7, 2023

Did you have to pay $8 to talk to him?
— Brian Gappa (@BGappa) May 8, 2023

I think it would have been better to talk about EVs, racing, road safety, IA, tech or others.
— Fabio Tamayo (@fabiotamayop) May 8, 2023

https://twitter.com/Juhayli1/status/1655605832409546754

https://t.co/FV3kMPipbp yeah… Combating.
— square head uno (@Phodge99) May 7, 2023

Absolutely! Shouldn’t be able to throw abuse online, save it for workplace bullying against women particularly!
— Crystal Whatmore (@crystalwhatmore) May 7, 2023

Ok, out of everything you could talk about ????
— PeekPerformance ?? (@PeekPerfomance) May 7, 2023

"Great to meet Darth Vader and discuss our mutual efforts to combat Jedi hunting."
— Simon ? (@simonsays_95) May 7, 2023

And Elon did ask you “hi Ben, why u didn’t get yet the blu mark? Short of money???”
— Libero Pin (@daytona27) May 7, 2023

Thus, the Tweetosphere was buzzing, with individuals criticizing their captions and advising that they look into more serious topics. This year’s Miami Grand Prix was F1’s second visit to the Magic City, and Max Verstappen reigned supreme once more.

Overall, the Miami Grand Prix was a high-profile event that drew the attention of numerous celebrities. F1 returns to Imola following a weekend break, and it remains to be seen whether it will be showered with such celebutantes, as well as what will come out of Musk’s and Ben Sulayem’s discussion on internet abuses.