What did Nelson Piquet say about Lewis Hamilton?
As we approach the British Grand Prix in Silverstone with just a few days to go this weekend, some words used by the former F1 Champion Nelson Piquet have made waves in the headlines. Both Formula 1 and Mercedes have released statements from their campus in support of Lewis Hamilton who was the target of…
As we approach the British Grand Prix in Silverstone with just a few days to go this weekend, some words used by the former F1 Champion Nelson Piquet have made waves in the headlines.
Both Formula 1 and Mercedes have released statements from their campus in support of Lewis Hamilton who was the target of racial abuse by Piquet.
Hamilton has therefore called for legal ‘action’ and says the ‘archaic mindsets need to change’ after Piquet subjected him to the abuse.
Piquet used a racially offensive expression in Portuguese during a Brazilian podcast last November. He referred to the British driver Hamilton as he discussed Hamilton and Verstappen’s collision during the 2021 British GP.
What did Nelson Piquet say about Lewis Hamilton?
Nelson Piquet is a three-time winner of the F1 Championship. He won in 1981, 1983 and 1987 respectively.
The Brazilian driver raced for Ensign, McLaren, Brabham, Williams, Lotus and Benetton during his 204 races.
He won a total of 23 races and secured 60 podiums to his credit.
During the podcast, the Brazilian F1 Champion Piquet used the term “neguinho” which translates to the n-word in English.
