Nelson Piquet

NELSON PIQUET appeared to use racist language in reference to Lewis Hamilton during an interview back in November.

Piquet also compared the collision between Hamilton and Verstappen to the title-deciding crash involving Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at the Japanese Grand Prix back in 1990. “Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. Hamilton was handed a 10-second penalty for his role in the collision but was able to fight back and take the chequered flag ahead of Charles Leclerc in spite of his punishment. It's a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there's no way you can put the car aside. "The neguinho put the car in the wrong way on the corner, it's because you don't know the curve. An interview in which Nelson Piquet appeared to use a racist term to refer to Lewis Hamilton while discussing his win at last year's British Grand Prix has surfaced online.

Formula One and the Mercedes team have condemned the three-time world champion Nelson Piquet for using racist language when speaking about Lewis Hamilton.

“We express our solidarity with @LewisHamilton and fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport.” Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track,” their statement read. “We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1.” Piquet, now 69, won the world championship in 1981, 1983 and 1987. Piquet used the term in an interview that was conducted last year but which was released publicly on Monday night.

The Formula 1 world has come together to condemn a racial slur levelled by ex-F1 world champion Nelson Piquet in the direction of Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,” the statement read. “If F1 is serious about inclusivity and putting an end to racism, then they must take action here. It’s a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there’s no way you can put the car aside. There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action,” he tweeted. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport.

Lewis Hamilton was labelled a racist term by ex-F1 champion Nelson Piquet, according to reports in Brazil.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. Hamilton went on to win the race. “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. Time has come for action.— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) June 28, 2022 There has been plenty of time to learn. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport.

Formula 1, the FIA and Mercedes have condemned racially abusive language used by former world champion Nelson Piquet about Lewis Hamilton.

Join Sky Sports F1 for extensive coverage across the British GP weekend - the race starts at 3pm on Sunday, July 3. On an action-packed weekend and we'll also have the return of the live F1 Show from Silverstone on Thursday, in which drivers will be joining us for more exclusive interviews. Plus, there will also be extensive updates on Sky Sports News. "Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. 2.10pm: British GP Qualifying Build-up "Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect.

An interview from November has resurfaced of Piquet using a racially abusive term to describe Hamilton.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. It’s a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there’s no way you can put the car aside. Yet Piquet, 69, believed Hamilton crashed into Verstappen on purpose and twice used the term “neguinho” to describe the Mercedes star.

An interview from November has resurfaced where Nelson Piquet twice uses a racist term about Lewis Hamilton when commenting on his clash with Max Verstappen ...

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. "It's a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there's no way you can put the car aside. Piquet made the comments while speaking about Hamilton's win at last year's British Grand Prix on a Brazilian podcast.

"Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves ...

The Brit was given a 10-second penalty but went on to win the race anyway, while Verstappen’s race ended and he had to be taken to hospital for precautionary checks. After the Dutchman won the sprint race and started on pole, Hamilton aggressively chased him throughout the first lap before colliding with the future world champion. Neither F1 nor the FIA has taken any action against Piquet so, and the organisation did not mention Piquet’s name in the statement.

Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racially abusive term about him in an interview.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. Piquet, who is the father of Verstappen's girlfriend, Kelly, used a racist term about Hamilton while accusing him of mishandling his car into the first corner. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect.

With just a few days to go before the British Grand Prix takes place in Silverstone this weekend, words used by the former F1 Champion Nelson Piquet have ...

We express our solidarity with Lewis Hamilton and fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport.” Nelson Piquet is a three-time winner of the F1 Championship, winning in 1981, 1983 and 1987. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport.

Formula One, Mercedes and the FIA have condemned former F1 driver Nelson Piquet for using a racial slur against British driver Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track," Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team said in a statement. Hamilton "put the car in and left it there because there was no way for two cars to pass on that corner. Time has come for action."

Three-time world champion Piquet used a racist remark about Hamilton when describing events of last year's British GP.

There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action. Time has come for action.”

Formula One's winningest driver tweeted, "these archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. ... There has been plenty of time to learn.

“The [knee] gesture was important for the ones that believed that was an important gesture, because we need to respect everyone,” Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali told Sky Sports. “But now is the time to move on and take some other action. His team, known as the Silver Arrows, switched to an all-black car in 2020 in support of Hamilton’s efforts and he, as well as most drivers, took a knee before races starting in 2020 as a “We Race As One,” anti-racism gesture. Hamilton has become more outspoken the last few years about the need in Formula One for greater inclusion and tolerance. We express our solidarity with— FIA (@fia) @LewisHamiltonand fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport. Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. The FIA strongly condemns any racist or discriminatory language and behaviour, which have no place in sport or wider society.

Formula One and the FIA condemn racist language reportedly used by legendary driver Nelson Piquet against seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track," Mercedes said on Twitter. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect," F1 said in a statement on Tuesday. His daughter Kelly Piquet is Verstappen's girlfriend.

The seven-time world champion said it was "time for action" after Piquet used a racist slur against him on a podcast.

And it’s true, Hamilton has always been treated differently to other drivers in the paddock. But so far, in response to the use of a racist slur by Piquet, his name has not come up in any of these rebuttals. This is all after one bad start to a season. There has been plenty of time to learn. Which begs the question, is this it? It included an epithet that can be translated as the N-word.