The F1 culture is not just what you see on the grid on race weekend. Nor is it all the stars with the money.
What you have is lots of men travelling the world away from their wife and kids for weeks if not months on end. They work long hours and then have the prospect of going back to spend the rest of their day back in an empty hotel room.
Because the industry is so male dominated cheating in those circumstances becomes the norm and accepted for those men in that social circle as much from the bottom upwards and the top down. They talk openly amongst themselves about what they are up to, without any social taboo about it. And even those on the bottom rung, have a certain power and status and money purely from working in that particular industry.
A man who isn't happy about it seems to be something of a rarity.
In that environment do you think its any wonder that it becomes normal and accepted to parade women about?
Some (not all) are 'nice' ordinary guys who wouldn't dream of cheating without the social expectation and acceptability and pressure to do so and behave when at home.
So when I see things like the Presidents Club, do I think its just the men at the top of those companies who are doing this? Or do I think they are likely to be part of a deeper culture at the heart of their business?
No I do not. Its bullshit.
As for the women involved. Every single one lacks power, status and money. The power imbalance is what drives it. It is an abuse of power. Thats the problem.
So don't give me shit about the women or harp on about the Chippendales, cos you haven't got a fucking clue. Its just a cheap justification for behaviour men would not do in the presence of women they regarded as being of importance to them or having an equal social status to them.
Its quite right to be embarrassing the men involved. Make them give the shit explanations to society and to their families.
Its not about the women being cheap, slutty or greedy or whatever nasty little slur you want to throw at them. Its about where the power lies.
Every time you talk about what the woman was wearing and how could have walked away, you betray your own power and your own status and lack of understanding of how they don't have that.