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Nelson Piquet says sorry to Lewis Hamilton but insists comment ‘not intended to offend’

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Lewis Hamilton after being accused of aiming a racial slur at the seven-time F1 champion.However, the former F1 driver, whose daughter Kelly is in a relationship with Max Verstappen, has insisted the term he used was commonplace in Brazil and was not used in a racial context.

The interview in question, in which Piquet discussed Hamilton’s clash with Verstappen at last year’s British Grand Prix, took place in November, but the comments have only just come to light.Piquet was reportedly in danger of being barred from the F1 paddock at races if he failed to apologise.READ MORE: Damon Hill almost ran over track invader as Nigel Mansell won British Grand Prix“I would like to clear up the stories circulating in the media about a comment I made in an interview last year,” he said in a statement. “What I said was ill thought out, and I make no defence for it.

But I will clarify that the term used is one that has been widely and historically used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was not intended to offend.“I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations.

I strongly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of the colour of his skin.“I apologise wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis, who is an incredible driver, but the translation in some media that is now circulating on social media is not correct.He concluded: “Discrimination has no place in society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.”In an apparent response to Piquet's language, Hamilton posted on social media: "It’s more than language.

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