Lewis Hamilton: F1 condemns three-time world champion Nelson Piquet for racist comments aimed at British star

Formula 1 has publicly spoken out against the racist comments made by three-time world champion Nelson Piquet in reference to Lewis Hamilton. Piquet used a racially offensive term about Hamilton in a podcast, and F1 have since issued a statement addressing the comments.

Ad/> «Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society,» read the statement. British Grand Prix'No set-up makes this car a Ferrari or Red Bull' — Mercedes engineer ahead of British GP24/06/2022 AT 15:04 «Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect.

»His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1." The 69-year-old was speaking about the accident which took place between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during the first lap of last year’s British Grand Prix. 'No set-up makes this car a Ferrari or Red Bull' — Mercedes engineer ahead of British GP Stewart: Hamilton should retire and work in fashion industry The Brazilian, who has a history of making inflammatory comments, said the incident was “a joke” and “lucky” that only the Red Bull driver crashed, before using a swear word to express his opinion that Hamilton made an error.

Hamilton's team Mercedes have also condemned the comments made by Piquet and spoke in glowing terms about the seven-time world champion. They said in a statement: «We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. »Together, we share a vision for a diverse and inclusive motorsport, and this incident underlines the fundamental importance of continuing