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British Grand Prix - Valtteri Bottas quickest in first session in rain-hit action at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton second

Valtteri Bottas was quickest with Lewis Hamilton in second in a rain-hit first session on Friday at the British Grand Prix. After three consecutive street circuits, the move to Silverstone offered drivers a chance to race on a traditional circuit, with a less constricted feel offered by wider gravel traps and spectators set back further from the action.

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Nelson Piquet Suspended As Member Of British Racing Drivers' Club

Nelson Piquet was on Thursday suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) for his use of racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a Brazilian podcast last year. The BRDC, a non-profit organisation, which owns the Silverstone circuit that hosts this weekend's British Grand Prix, said in a statement that Piquet's language was inappropriate and unacceptable.

Nelson Piquet Apologises For Racist Slur Towards Lewis Hamilton

Three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet on Wednesday apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton after using a racially offensive term to describe the Mercedes star. Hamilton said the "time has come for action" following Piquet's remarks, while Formula One and motorsport's governing body the FIA condemned the 69-year-old Brazilian. "I apologise wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis, who is an incredible driver, but the translation in some media that is now circulating on social media is not correct," Piquet said in a statement.