Former F1 racer, Nelson Piquet has created contemporary controversy after utilizing racist slurs in opposition to Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has demanded strict motion in opposition to former F1 racer Nelson Piquet after a video surfaced on the web the place the Brazilian is seen utilizing racial slurs in opposition to Hamilton.
Piquet was talking in November final 12 months to Motorsport Discuss’s Ricardo Oliveira, in Portuguese, about Hamilton’s conflict with Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen on the British Grand Prix in 2021, which ended with the Dutch driver going off the observe and struggling a serious impression with the boundaries. The Brazilian used a racist time period within the interview, which was launched publicly on Monday night time.
Lewis Hamilton took to Twitter, demanding motion in opposition to Piquet after the video went viral. “It’s greater than language. These archaic mindsets want to vary and don’t have any place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and focused my entire life. There was loads of time to be taught. Time has come for motion”, the 7-time World Champion wrote.
The video of the interview was picked up by Brazilian media together with CNN, which reported his phrases as he referred to the incident. It included an epithet that may be translated because the N-word. Piquet has a document of issuing disagreeable feedback, together with, whereas he was driving, a defamatory accusation towards Ayrton Senna of being homosexual and referring to Nigel Mansell’s spouse as “ugly”.
How has the F1 neighborhood reacted to the incident?
F1, which has a transparent anti-racist platform below the We Race As One banner, swiftly condemned Piquet.
In an official assertion, F1 mentioned – “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any type and has no half in society. Lewis is an unimaginable ambassador for our sport and deserves respect. His tireless efforts to extend variety and inclusion are a lesson to many and one thing we’re dedicated to at F1.”
Lewis Hamilton’s current F1 staff, Mercedes condemned the remarks in its official assertion – “We condemn within the strongest phrases any use of racist or discriminatory language of any form. Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to fight racism, and he’s a real champion of variety on and off observe.”
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