Nelson Piquet

NELSON PIQUET appeared to use racist language in reference to Lewis Hamilton during an interview back in November.

Piquet also compared the collision between Hamilton and Verstappen to the title-deciding crash involving Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at the Japanese Grand Prix back in 1990. “Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. Hamilton was handed a 10-second penalty for his role in the collision but was able to fight back and take the chequered flag ahead of Charles Leclerc in spite of his punishment. It's a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there's no way you can put the car aside. "The neguinho put the car in the wrong way on the corner, it's because you don't know the curve. An interview in which Nelson Piquet appeared to use a racist term to refer to Lewis Hamilton while discussing his win at last year's British Grand Prix has surfaced online.

Formula One and the Mercedes team have condemned the three-time world champion Nelson Piquet for using racist language when speaking about Lewis Hamilton.

“We express our solidarity with @LewisHamilton and fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport.” Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track,” their statement read. “We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1.” Piquet, now 69, won the world championship in 1981, 1983 and 1987. Piquet used the term in an interview that was conducted last year but which was released publicly on Monday night.

Formula One condemned racist language after a slur reportedly directed at Lewis Hamilton by retired champion Nelson Piquet.

"We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. "We express our solidarity with @LewisHamilton and fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport." "Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society.

Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racially abusive term about him in an interview.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. Piquet, who is the father of Verstappen's girlfriend, Kelly, used a racist term about Hamilton while accusing him of mishandling his car into the first corner. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect.

Une interview de Nelson Piquet au Brésil a provoqué un tollé, le triple Champion du monde de Formule 1 ayant tenu des propos à connotation raciste à l'encontre ...

"Lewis a été le fer de lance des efforts consentis par la F1 pour combattre le racisme, et c'est un véritable champion de la diversité, sur la piste et en dehors. Devant l'émotion et l'indignation suscitée sur les réseaux sociaux, la Formule 1 a tenu à réagir dès mardi via un communiqué : "Le langage discriminatoire ou raciste est inacceptable sous toutes ses formes et n'a pas sa place dans la société. Lewis est un ambassadeur incroyable pour notre sport et il mérite le respect. Accusé d'avoir tenu des propos racistes à l'encontre de Lewis Hamilton, Nelson Piquet est dans la tourmente depuis plusieurs heures.

"Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves ...

The Brit was given a 10-second penalty but went on to win the race anyway, while Verstappen’s race ended and he had to be taken to hospital for precautionary checks. After the Dutchman won the sprint race and started on pole, Hamilton aggressively chased him throughout the first lap before colliding with the future world champion. Neither F1 nor the FIA has taken any action against Piquet so, and the organisation did not mention Piquet’s name in the statement.

Alors que le triple champion du monde brésilien Nelson Piquet a utilisé le terme « petit nègre » pour le décrire, Lewis Hamilton a expliqué ce mardi sur son ...

« Les propos discriminatoires ou racistes sont inacceptables sous quelque forme que ce soit et n'ont pas leur place dans la société, indique pour sa part la F1. Lewis est un ambassadeur incroyable pour notre sport et mérite le respect. Lewis a agi en leader pour mener les efforts consentis par la F1 afin de combattre le racisme, et c'est un véritable champion de la diversité, sur la piste et en dehors. Le temps est venu d'agir. »

A quelques jours du Grand Prix de Grande-Bretagne, des propos racistes tenus par Nelson Piquet à l'égard de Lewis Hamilton ont refait surface.

Lewis a été le fer de lance des efforts de notre sport pour combattre le racisme, et il est un véritable champion de la diversité sur et en dehors de la piste. «Un langage discriminatoire ou raciste est inacceptable sous quelque forme que ce soit et n’a aucun rôle dans la société. Lewis est un ambassadeur incroyable pour notre sport et mérite le respect. (…) Il a de la chance, seul l'autre (Verstappen) a été foutu», aurait ainsi déclaré Piquet.

Le sextuple champion du monde de Formule 1 Lewis Hamilton a réagi mardi à des propos racistes de l'ancien pilote brésilien Nelson Piquet le concernant, ...

« Lewis est un ambassadeur incroyable pour notre sport et mérite le respect », estime Formula 1 au sujet du septuple champion du monde. Hamilton s’est fortement impliqué dans le mouvement « Black lives matter » en 2020. « J’ai été entouré de comportements tels que celui-là et pris pour cible toute ma vie.

The three-time F1 champion is the father of Max Verstappen's girlfriend Kelly. Verstappen and Hamilton dramatically battled for the 2021 F1 title.

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An interview from November has resurfaced where Nelson Piquet twice uses a racist term about Lewis Hamilton when commenting on his clash with Max Verstappen ...

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. "It's a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there's no way you can put the car aside. Piquet made the comments while speaking about Hamilton's win at last year's British Grand Prix on a Brazilian podcast.

Formula 1 and Mercedes have released statements on Nelson Piquet's alleged racial slur against Lewis Hamilton.

While he was given a 10 second time penalty after being found predominantly to blame for the collision, he recovered from this to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and win. “Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect. Verstappen was flung into the tyre barriers and had to be taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

The seven-time world champion said it was "time for action" after Piquet used a racist slur against him on a podcast.

And it’s true, Hamilton has always been treated differently to other drivers in the paddock. But so far, in response to the use of a racist slur by Piquet, his name has not come up in any of these rebuttals. This is all after one bad start to a season. There has been plenty of time to learn. Which begs the question, is this it? It included an epithet that can be translated as the N-word.

Formula One, Mercedes and the FIA have condemned former F1 driver Nelson Piquet for using a racial slur against British driver Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track," Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team said in a statement. Hamilton "put the car in and left it there because there was no way for two cars to pass on that corner. Time has come for action."

Formula One's winningest driver tweeted, "these archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. ... There has been plenty of time to learn.

“The [knee] gesture was important for the ones that believed that was an important gesture, because we need to respect everyone,” Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali told Sky Sports. “But now is the time to move on and take some other action. His team, known as the Silver Arrows, switched to an all-black car in 2020 in support of Hamilton’s efforts and he, as well as most drivers, took a knee before races starting in 2020 as a “We Race As One,” anti-racism gesture. Hamilton has become more outspoken the last few years about the need in Formula One for greater inclusion and tolerance. We express our solidarity with— FIA (@fia) @LewisHamiltonand fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport. Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. The FIA strongly condemns any racist or discriminatory language and behaviour, which have no place in sport or wider society.

Lewis Hamilton a réagi ce mardi aux propos racistes à son encontre de l'ancien pilote Nelson Piquet, condamnés par la FIA et Formula 1.

C’est par un tweet que Lewis Hamilton a réagi ce mardi à des propos racistes de l’ancien pilote brésilien Nelson Piquet. « Ce sont plus que des paroles, a affirmé le Britannique septuple champion du monde de Formule 1. Hamilton s’est fortement impliqué dans le mouvement « Black lives matter » en 2020. « Le petit noir a mis sa voiture et l’a laissée parce qu’il n’y avait aucun moyen pour lui de dépasser deux voitures dans ce virage », avait déclaré Piquet, triple champion du monde de F1, dans cette interview vidéo accordée au site Motorsports.com.

Three-time world champion Piquet used a racist remark about Hamilton when describing events of last year's British GP.

There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action. Time has come for action.”

Le pilote de Formule 1 Lewis Hamilton a réagi mardi à des propos racistes de l'ancien pilote brésilien Nelson Piquet, qu'il avait tenus lors d'un entretien ...

À son initiative, certains pilotes ont posé un genou à terre avant les courses en signe de soutien, et la couleur des monoplaces Mercedes est passée du gris au noir jusqu'à la fin de la saison 2021. "Lewis est un ambassadeur incroyable pour notre sport et mérite le respect", estime Formula 1. Il y a eu du temps pour apprendre, maintenant est venu le temps de l'action", a-t-il ajouté.

Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racially abusive term about him in an interview.

Lewis has spearheaded our sport's efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track. Piquet, who is the father of Verstappen's girlfriend, Kelly, used a racist term about Hamilton while accusing him of mishandling his car into the first corner. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect.

Piquet used a slur when talking about the British Grand Prix crash involving Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

It could be said that last year it was 'trendy' to talk about diversity, but you have to follow the words with the actions. The only Black driver in all of F1, Hamilton told Sky Italia last September that the sport needed to continue to push to be more inclusive. “And most certainly not have gone if the Black Lives Matter movement hadn’t started, if George’s life wasn’t so visible.” Hamilton, a seven-time F1 champion, has been a vocal proponent of the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as an outspoken critic of police brutality and systemic racism. “We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. Formula 1 issued a statement supporting Hamilton and saying that “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society,” though it declined to mention Piquet by name.

Nelson Piquet could be banned from the F1 paddock for life after using a racial slur while speaking about Lewis Hamilton.

Always genuine and respectful with everyone around him. “He has done so much for F1, on and off the track, and we are proud to have him at the forefront of our fight for further diversity and including in motorsport. Several teams and driver have taken to social media to support Hamilton, the driver himself saying there has been “plenty of time to learn, time has come for action”.

Nelson Piquet has denied making a racist slur against Lewis Hamilton but admitted his comments were ill thought out and apologised.

The phrase he used is considered among black people in Brazil to be a derogatory reference to race. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.” “I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations.

Nelson Piquet has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton but "strongly condemns any suggestion" he racially abused his fellow Formula 1 world ...

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo also showed his support for Hamilton, posting a message on Instagram that read: "Discrimination and racism has no place in this sport or our society. "I've never dealt with any racially motivated actions, but he has for his entire life. We need to remove discriminatory behaviour and racist language in any form from not just our sport, but our society as well." "Let's see what the drivers, team bosses and others make of it in the next 24 hours. "I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. There has been plenty of time to learn.

ESPN understands Piquet, a three-time world champion, has been banned from visiting the Formula One paddock in future as punishment for the comments. The 69- ...

Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect." I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. 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.

After Nelson Piquet was widely criticised for his comments on Lewis Hamilton, including by the Brit himself, the Brazilian has apologised - but insists he ...

However, it's possible his apology could be taken into account when it comes to salvaging his legacy in the sport. The three-time world champion encountered widespread criticism after the audio in question came to light. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.”

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Formula One champion Nelson Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes ...

I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life,” Hamilton tweeted on Tuesday. “There has been plenty of time to learn. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.” “I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations.

The sports world reacted to Brazilian legend Nelson Piquet using racial slurs for Lewis Hamilton, in a video shot in 2021, which has gone viral now.

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon also put out a tweet reacting to the racial abuse and said people in the sport are proud to have Hamilton at the forefront of the fight for further diversity and inclusion. At the same time, McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo, who has been in the sports since the early 2010s posted a story on his Instagram handle, with his thoughts about Lewis. “Discrimination and racism has no place in this sport or our society. The fact that he and so many others are STILL having to deal with this behaviour is unacceptable. Leclerc also pointed out that people need to follow the same standards for everyone in the world. There has been plenty of time to learn. There has been plenty of time to learn.

Three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet is receiving widespread criticism after a video resurfaced of him making a racist slur against Lewis Hamilton last ...

Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track," Hamilton's team, Mercedes, posted on social media. “We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. The word was used when Piquet discussed last year’s first-lap accident at Silverstone.

Nelson Piquet a présenté ses excuses auprès de Lewis Hamilton, dans un communiqué publié mercredi, après les propos racistes qu'il a tenus contre le pilote ...

« Je n'utiliserai jamais le mot dont on m'a accusé dans certaines traductions. « Je n'utiliserai jamais le mot dont on m'a accusé dans certaines traductions »

SAISON 2022 - Au lendemain de la révélation de ses propos racistes envers Lewis Hamilton, Nelson Piquet a présenté ses excuses.

Saison 2022 GP de Silverstone 2021. Les propos racistes de Nelson Piquet envers Lewis Hamiltonont fait le tour du monde depuis mardi.

L'ancien champion brésilien de F1 Nelson Piquet avait déclenché un tollé après avoir qualifié Lewis Hamilton de « neguinho » (« petit noir ») dans un ...

Le Brésilien, triple champion du monde de Formule 1, avait qualifié le Britannique, sept fois titré, de « petit noir » (« neguinho » en VO) dans la vidéo d’un entretien remontant à novembre 2021, mais ressortie ces derniers jours. « Je n’utiliserais jamais le mot dont on m’a accusé dans certaines traductions. Mardi, Hamilton avait réagi : « Ce sont plus que des paroles.

Piquet used a Brazilian Portuguese racial slur to describe seven-time champion Hamilton when addressing a high-speed collision involving Hamilton and Max ...

In a powerful post on his Instagram story, McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo said: "Discrimination and racism has no place in this sport or our society. "I've never dealt with any racially motivated actions, but he has for his entire life. We need to remove discriminatory behaviour and racist language in any form from not just our sport, but our society as well." "I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. Time has come for action." There has been plenty of time to learn.

Former F1 champion Nelson Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton, saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was not meant to be offensive.

I strongly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin color." Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect." "I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations.

L'ancien pilote de Formule 1 brésilien Nelson Piquet a tenu à s'excuser auprès de Lewis Hamilton, après l'avoir qualifié de «petit noir» dans une vidéo, ...

«Je n'utiliserais jamais le mot dont on m'a accusé dans certaines traductions. Dans un entretien datant de novembre 2021, mais qui a ressurgi mardi sur internet, le triple champion du monde (1981, 1983, 1987) a utilisé le mot «petit noir» («neguinho» en brésilien) pour parler d'Hamilton en revenant sur un accident impliquant le Britannique et le Néerlandais Max Verstappen au premier tour du Grand Prix de Grande-Bretagne 2021. «Je m'excuse de tout cœur auprès de tous ceux qui ont été affectés, y compris Lewis, qui est un pilote incroyable», a fait savoir le Brésilien de 69 ans dans un communiqué, «mais la traduction dans certains médias qui circule maintenant sur les médias sociaux n'est pas correcte».

L'ancien pilote de Formule 1 brésilien Nelson Piquet s'« excuse de tout cœur » mercredi auprès du septuple champion Lewis Hamilton, après l'avoir qualifié ...

« Je n’utiliserais jamais le mot dont on m’a accusé dans certaines traductions. Dans un entretien datant de novembre 2021, mais qui a ressurgi mardi sur l’internet, le triple champion du monde (1981, 1983, 1987) a utilisé le mot « petit noir » (« neguinho » en brésilien) pour parler d’Hamilton en revenant sur un accident impliquant le Britannique et le Néerlandais Max Verstappen au premier tour du Grand Prix de Grande-Bretagne 2021. « Je m’excuse de tout cœur auprès de tous ceux qui ont été affectés, y compris Lewis, qui est un pilote incroyable », a fait savoir le Brésilien de 69 ans dans un communiqué, « mais la traduction dans certains médias qui circule maintenant sur les médias sociaux n’est pas correcte ».