Lewis Hamilton has received a message of support from Manchester United defender Raphael Varane after three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet used a racist term to describe the Mercedes ace during an interview.
Piquet made his comments last November as he spoke about Hamilton's clash with Max Verstappen at the Silverstone Grand Prix.
And they were broadcast by Brazilian media on Monday night. "There is no place for racism in any sport, industry or walk of life," Varane wrote on Twitter in support of Hamilton. "Lewis, continue to shine the great light that you do.
I stand with you. " The France international's post had been liked over 11,000 times and retweeted by over 1,000 people in less than 45 minutes as sports fans across the world came together to show their support for Hamilton.
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