Lewis Hamilton reacts after Nelson Piquet's racial slur on Mercedes star
msn.comLewis Hamilton has spoken out for the first time on shocking footage which appeared to show three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet using a racial slur when describing his clash with Max Verstappen at Silverstone in 2021.
The Brazilian has been widely condemned by the F1 community for using the term 'neguinho' while discussing Hamilton, who is an avid campaigner for racial equality.
Hamilton and Verstappen came together at Copse Corner in 2021, producing one of the defining moments of last season's epic title battle between the pair.
The Dutchman went to hospital for precautionary checks, leaving the Brit to win in controversial fashion. The incident sparked debate from F1 figures, and Piquet was asked for his opinion in a video recently released by Brazilian outlet Estadao. "The neguinho put the car in the wrong way on the corner, it's because you don't know the curve," he said. "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.
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