“I strongly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin color. “I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. Nelson Piquet had used a derogatory when referring to Lewis Hamilton. Piquet issued a groveling apology for what he says was an “ill thought out” comment.Ī statement read: “What I said was ill thought out, and I make no defense for it, but I will clarify that the term used is one that has widely and historically been used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was never intended to offend. “I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. “These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. Kelly Piquet, the girlfriend of Max Verstappen, like a photo in defense of her father Nelson, who is embroiled in controversy after using a racial slur against Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion wrote on social media: “It’s more than language. Nelson’s daughter and Verstappen’s girlfriend, Kelly, liked the post before a raft of comments slammed Rodrigo, who then seemingly set his account to private.į1 chiefs are considering banning Nelson for life and have publicly backed Hamilton. He claimed that their “second grandmother” called all her family members the N-word, and even said that it is a word of “love.” Nelson’s relative Rodrigo tried to defend the former Brazilian driver with an eyebrow-raising post on Instagram. The interview was recorded in Portuguese and the three-time Formula One champion used the derogatory term when referring to the British superstar, something for which he has now apologized. Max Verstappen’s girlfriend, Kelly Piquet, liked a social media post defending her father, Nelson, after a racist slur against Lewis Hamilton.įormer F1 champ Piquet, 69, used the N-word to describe Hamilton in an interview in Brazil last year, which surfaced on Tuesday while discussing the collision between him and Verstappen at the 2021 British Grand Prix. Who is Nelson Piquet, and what did he say about Lewis Hamilton? Lewis Hamilton blasts ‘it’s time for action’ after three-time world champion Nelson Piquet’s sick racial slur Lewis Hamilton backed by Mercedes pal George Russell who slams Nelson Piquet after vile racist comments Nelson Piquet ‘banned from F1 paddock for LIFE’ after vile racist abuse of Lewis Hamilton
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