After Getting Involved In A Commotion On Social Media, Sean Gelael Advises Jerome Polin

Sean Gelael (INSTAGRAM @gelaelized)

JAKARTA – Indonesian car racer Sean Gelael gives advice to Youtuber Jerome Polin. That was after the two were involved in a commotion on social media due to Polin's tweet on Twitter.

The two were involved in a war of words on social media after Polin was deemed to have underestimated the progress of Indonesian racers on the international stage. In his tweet, Polin questioned the existence of Indonesian riders on the race track.

After the fuss, the two of them were involved in private conversations on Instagram. In the conversation that was leaked to the public, Gelael was seen giving advice to the Youtuber.

Polin, feeling guilty, sent a private message to Gelael to apologize. In addition, he also explained the meaning of the words in his tweets.

"It's safe, bro, I know you didn't mean anything, but God willing, in the future, as a person who is seen by many people and has a large platform, please be more careful," replied Gelael in response to Polin's message.

Gelael continued that Polin, whose position as an influencer, should provide more motivation for Indonesian racers than uploading things on social media that seem to underestimate other people.

"I am very happy that many Indonesian children create content to motivate and educate bro. Lo One of them who connect it. Hopefully in the future it will be even more solid. For all of us and for the nation's children," continued Gelael.

The commotion of the two began with Polin's tweet responding to news regarding Indonesian racer Mario Suryo Aji who will be competing in Moto3 this year. Unfortunately, the tone of the tweet seemed to discredit the national racer

“GILEE IS SO COOL! Are there Indonesian racers who race in international races? #IndonesiadiMotoGP," Polin wrote on Twitter commenting on the news link titled "Mario Suryo Aji: Indonesia's next great MotoGP hope".

The upload immediately received a response from Gelael, who this year joined the WRT team in the endurance racing (WEC) event. The 25-year-old racer looks offended by Polin's tweet.

"I think you can act smart, but obviously they don't teach you respect. People who have a voice really need to start thinking more than trying to get views and likes,” wrote Sean Gelael on his Instagram stories.

Polin himself has publicly apologized on Twitter. The apology was accompanied by an upload containing a screenshot of his conversation with Gelael.

"Hello everyone, Bang Gelael and I discussed this tweet earlier and I got a lot of advice from him. Thank you to all who have given advice, info, etc. Im sorry and will learn from this," wrote Polin.