Nelson Piquet-Junior: Last News

F1 history as it includes the section central to the so-called ‘Crashgate’ scandal of 2008.The incident saw Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crash his Renault, triggering a safety car and a chaotic round of pitstops for most teams, which helped teammate Fernando Alonso to win the race.READ MORE: F1 circuit left abandoned and derelict 10 years after famous Fernando Alonso winAfter the race, Alonso said: “This will be a historic race for F1.” And he was absolutely right, albeit for the wrong reasons.The fixing of the race only came to light the following year after Piquet had been dropped by Renault mid-season. The Brazilian alleged that he had been instructed to crash by the team on lap 14, triggering a major investigation by governing body, the FIA.Renault were subsequently charged with conspiracy – charges they did not fight – with managing director Flavio Briatore and executive director of engineering Pat Symonds soon leaving the team.The team were handed a suspended disqualification, suspended for two years pending any similar rule infringements.

Lewis Hamilton after using a racist slur to describe the seven-time world champion.Piquet, a three-time world champion, allegedly used a term in Brazil that translates in English to the N-word during an interview that took place in November of last year while discussing Hamilton's title showdown with Max Verstappen, who is in a relationship with his daughter Kelly.While speaking to Brazilian journalist Ricardo Oliveir, Piquet reportedly criticised Hamilton for not leaving Verstappen enough room as they battled for the lead on the first lap at Silverstone.READ MORE: Chinese F1 star Zhou Guanyu claims he was bullied early on in career due to nationalityPiquet, the father of former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr., is said to have called the Mercedes driver "neguinho" and "the little black man".F1 reporter Philip Duncan detailed on Tuesday afternoon that Piquet's access to the paddock is in danger of being revoked should he fail to publicly apologise.The comments, that have been widely reported in South America, have been condemned by Hamilton, Mercedes chiefs and also F1 bosses.Does F1 need to do more to combat racism? Have your say in the comments sectionFormula 1 said: "Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society.