Piquet continued: "The neguinho put the car in the wrong way on the corner, it's because you don't know the curve.“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.“He did [Verstappen] dirty.
His luck was that only the other one was gone," he added.Mercedes have since released a statement condemning Piquet's comments.The statement reads: “We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind,” is said.“Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track.“Together, we share a vision for a diverse and inclusive motorsport, and this incident underlines the fundamental importance of continuing to strive for a brighter future.”F1 released their own statement, which read: “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society."Express.co.uk has contacted Nelson Piquet for comment..
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