British Racing Drivers' Club suspends Piquet over Hamilton racial slur
The British Racing Drivers' Club have suspended Nelson Piquet’s membership with immediate effect following his racial slur against Lewis Hamilton.
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The British Racing Drivers' Club have suspended Nelson Piquet’s membership with immediate effect following his racial slur against Lewis Hamilton.
The British Racing Drivers’ Club have suspended Nelson Piquet’s membership with immediate effect following his racial slur against Lewis Hamilton.
Bernie Ecclestone has risked the wrath of Lewis Hamilton by insisting the Formula One star ‘should be happy’ after Nelson Piquet apologised for aiming a racist slur at the British sporting legend.
When my seven year old has done something super naughty like dropping my iPod in the loo, his apologies are immediate and from the heart – usually followed by floods of tears.
Lewis Hamilton said the "time has come for action" after being the subject of a racially offensive term used by three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet. Formula One and motorsport's governing body the FIA condemned the 69-year-old Brazilian, who made the comments during a podcast.
Nelson Piquet has apologised for making an “ill thought out” remark about Lewis Hamilton, but has denied it was racist or “intended to offend”. Three-time Formula One world champion Piquet used a racially offensive term in a podcast when referring to Hamilton. Ad/> His comments were widely condemned by the F1 community, while Hamilton said “archaic mindsets need to change".
By Matias Grez, CNN
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.