'Time has come for action': Teams rally around Hamilton after Piquet levels racist slur against F1 driver

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:08 PM GMT

Formula One, Mercedes and the FIA have condemned former F1 driver Nelson Piquet for using a racial slur against British driver Lewis Hamilton.

Piquet used a Brazilian Portuguese racial slur to describe seven-time champion Hamilton when addressing a high-speed collision involving Hamilton and Max Verstappen during the Silverstone Grand Prix last year.

Verstappen is dating Piquet's daughter, Kelly.

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'Time has come for action': Teams rally around Hamilton after Piquet levels racist slur against F1 driver

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