Nelson Piquet

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.

The Brazilian is reported to have been discussing a collision between Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the 2021 British Grand Prix.

“Together, we share a vision for a diverse and inclusive motorsport, and this incident underlines the fundamental importance of continuing to strive for a brighter future.” “His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1.” Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,” it read.

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet has been condemned after racially abusing Lewis Hamilton in a recently-released interview.

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. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,” it read.

Formula 1 and Mercedes have released statements on Nelson Piquet's alleged racial slur against Lewis Hamilton.

While he was given a 10 second time penalty after being found predominantly to blame for the collision, he recovered from this to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and win. “Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect. Verstappen was flung into the tyre barriers and had to be taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

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.

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.

In the interview, Piquet was talking about the controversial incident at the 2021 British Grand Prix when Hamilton and Verstappen collided on the first lap.

Sports During the conversation on Motorsport Talk, Piquet Sr. said, “The little n****r [Hamilton] put the car in and left because there was no way to pass two cars on that corner. “Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect.

The Brazilian is reported to have been discussing a collision between Hamilton and his title rival Max Verstappen which saw the Dutchman retire from the race.

These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. There has been plenty of time to learn.

Formula One and Mercedes have condemned racist language used by former world champion Nelson Piquet towards Lewis Hamilton.

“Together, we share a vision for a diverse and inclusive motorsport, and this incident underlines the fundamental importance of continuing to strive for a brighter future.” “His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1.” Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,” it read.

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."

Lewis Hamilton insists "archaic mindsets" need to change after it emerged former Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet used a racial epithet towards the ...

These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. "His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1." I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life.

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.

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.”

Piquet has a record of issuing unpleasant comments, including, while he was driving, a defamatory accusation toward Ayrton Senna of being gay and referring ...

“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. His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1.” There has been plenty of time to learn. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. There has been plenty of time to learn.

Three-time world champion Nelson Piquet may never attend a Formula 1 race again after audio emerged of the Brazilian using a racial slur to describe Lewis ...

Hamilton has become something of a symbol in the fight for equality and remains the only black driver on the current F1 grid. Hamilton was quick to respond and tweeted in Portuguese that the community must "focus on changing the mindset." "The n****r put the car in the wrong way and didn't let [the other driver swerve]," the 69-year-old said in Portuguese while describing a clash between Hamilton and Verstappen last year.

Red Bull have sacked junior driver Juri Vips after he used a racial slur during a gaming stream but are yet to react to Nelson Piquet's comments about Lewis ...

Meanwhile, Red Bull reserve driver Juri Vips has been sacked by the team after using racist language during a live gaming stream. Another wrote: “Absolutely stunned at people defending Red Bull here - of COURSE they should speak out. If they don’t use their platforms to condemn it, this will continue.” Another added: “racism is sadly commonplace is this sport. Red Bull’s stance has attracted criticism on social media, with one Twitter user posting: “Possibly trying to figure how to play this one. Their golden boy is dating Kelly Piquet... this could be interesting...

Nelson Piquet could be banned from the F1 paddock for life after using a racial slur while speaking about Lewis Hamilton.

Always genuine and respectful with everyone around him. “He has done so much for F1, on and off the track, and we are proud to have him at the forefront of our fight for further diversity and including in motorsport. Several teams and driver have taken to social media to support Hamilton, the driver himself saying there has been “plenty of time to learn, time has come for action”.

Three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet is receiving widespread criticism after a video resurfaced of him making a racist slur against Lewis Hamilton last ...

Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track," Hamilton's team, Mercedes, posted on social media. “We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. The word was used when Piquet discussed last year’s first-lap accident at Silverstone.

Nelson Piquet has denied making a racist slur against Lewis Hamilton but admitted his comments were ill thought out and apologised.

The phrase he used is considered among black people in Brazil to be a derogatory reference to race. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.” “I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations.

Nelson Piquet has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton but "strongly condemns any suggestion" he racially abused his fellow Formula 1 world ...

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo also showed his support for Hamilton, posting a message on Instagram that read: "Discrimination and racism has no place in this sport or our society. "I've never dealt with any racially motivated actions, but he has for his entire life. We need to remove discriminatory behaviour and racist language in any form from not just our sport, but our society as well." "Let's see what the drivers, team bosses and others make of it in the next 24 hours. "I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. There has been plenty of time to learn.

ESPN understands Piquet, a three-time world champion, has been banned from visiting the Formula One paddock in future as punishment for the comments. The 69- ...

Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect." I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. Nelson Piquet has apologised for a racial slur he used to describe Lewis Hamilton and said the word he used has been taken out of the context he intended.