Man defended after he refused to give crying child last spot on ride

A bloke who refused to give up the last spot on a Formula One test drive experience to a child has been defended online.

For those unfamiliar, F1 test drive simulation, allows visitors to sit in an F1 car and steer while the road ahead plays out on a giant screen - and it seems one man was determined to have his turn.

You can see how it played out here:

In footage shared online, the man can be seen patiently waiting in line, where he was standing next to a sign at the exhibit warning visitors that it closed at 4:55pm.

"Please consider this when joining the queue," the sign reads.

As he waited, he was joined by a couple of youngsters accompanied by another man.

Although the simulation only takes three minutes, it was seemingly nearing closing time as the man was told he was ‘the last one able to ride’ that day.

Upon discovering there was just one place left, one of the children in the queue apparently asked the man if he’d mind swapping places - meaning they’d get the last slot and he’d miss out.

But - after waiting his turn - the man wasn’t about to give it away and told the kid ‘no’.

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The clip, which has gone viral on TikTok, showed him looking slightly awkwardly at the youngsters standing behind him, but it wasn’t quite enough to stop him happily hopping into the F1 car at the exhibit and having his turn.

Meanwhile, the disappointed little girl appeared to be left in tears after missing out on a chance to go on the ride and was seen leaning into the man she was with.

Now, while most of us would feel for the little girl, TikTok users were also in agreement that the man who refused to switch places wasn’t in the wrong.

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Several social media users quickly jumped to his defence, with some suggesting it would be useful and ‘character building’ for the kids to realise they can’t always have their own way.

One wrote: "This is a valuable 'life's not fair' moment'."

Another commented: “Gotta teach them you don’t always get what you want in life!”

Others said the fault lay with her parents for not joining the queue earlier and ensuring she got a spot on the ride.

"'Not your fault the parent didn't get the kids there in time," one person pointed out.