Road & Track magazine faced controversy after mysteriously removing a 5,000-word article titled 'Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain' by Kate Wagner from its website shortly after publication. The piece, which delved into the Formula One scene from a socialist perspective, highlighting class differences, was praised for its unlikely pairing of writer and subject. However, Road & Track's Editor-in-Chief, Daniel Pund, who was reportedly unaware of the article before its publication, stated he would have stopped its publication if he had known about it in advance. The removal of the article, which was described as a 'genuinely all-time joy to read', sparked discussions and criticisms online, with many highlighting the Streisand effect as the story gained more attention after being taken down.
A socialist writer skewered the Formula One scene. Then her article vanished. - @WashingtonPost - "Editors for Road & Track aren't saying why they yanked Kate Wagner's Formula One article from the website shortly after it published." https://t.co/nPI5kkqocN
Kate Wagner, a socialist who’s painfully self-conscious about class differences, wrote “Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain,” a 5,000-word story that drew praise largely because of the unlikely pairing of writer and subject. But it vanished without an explanation. https://t.co/srCVsOI48I
Road & Track removed Kate Wagner’s Formula One story shortly after publishing https://t.co/qOxriFny2A https://t.co/YrtNCSvhow
So @RoadandTrack pulled this which is weird because it's @mcmansionhell absolutely killing it, and you figured they'd love that https://t.co/sUc8goZSgh
I read a story in an outlet I've never heard of before about a sports I've never watched before because @mcmansionhell is a great writer, and the editor of the aforementioned publication got mad and took down the piece. The Streisand effect at work: https://t.co/690euDwQcX
Really incredible story from @mcmansionhell that Road & Track took off their website but is really worth the read https://t.co/ghKklcskey
Apparently Road & Track EIC Daniel Pund was not aware of the piece before it was published, and has told people he would've stopped its publication if he knew about it in advance. He asked for the story to be taken down because he felt that it was not right for the magazine... https://t.co/hf6ylyvrhO
Making sure everyone reads @mcmansionhell’s absolutely terrific — a genuinely all-time, Grantland, SBN-in-its-heyday, talk about it 10 years later-style joy to read — F1 article that was mysteriously removed from Road & Track’s website shortly after pub https://t.co/E1gComSS2e