In case you missed it, seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has called on the sport to do more about racism and not 'just pay lip service' after a former driver called Hamilton a racial slur in an interview. Read more here:
Three-time world champion Formula One racer Nelson Piquet apologised to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was “ill thought out” but not meant to be offensive.Brazil's triple Formula One champion Nelson Piquet apologised to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday after a video emerged of him using an apparent racial slur in Portuguese when referring to the Mercedes driver.
"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."Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect." Piquet had been commenting on Hamilton's British Grand Prix crash with Max Verstappen a year ago, with the Brazilian saying the Briton had "played dirty".Morning Briefing: Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years, Penny Wong arrives in Malaysia and 51 die in Colombian fire
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